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Hyphenation Dilemma - Which is correct

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neophyte1988
 
Reply Thu 20 Jul, 2017 04:57 pm
He was a great big beast of a man, always fighting and getting into trouble.
He was a great-big beast-of-a-man, always fighting and getting into trouble.
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Thu 20 Jul, 2017 05:10 pm
@neophyte1988,

you don't need any hyphens in that sentence.

i might use one if i were saying "a great big beast-man..."
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