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Online or on-line?
Question
Which spelling is correct, online or on-line (with a hyphen)?
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Graciela
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Costa Rica
Answer
The correct way to write this word is online, without a hyphen or space. You may occasionally see online written with a hyphen, but that spelling is very unusual, and I do not recommend that you use it. Some writers and editors will consider it wrong.
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