Generally, you need the hyphen only if the two words are functioning together as an adjective before the noun they’re describing. If the noun comes first, leave the hyphen out. … You also don’t need a hyphen when your modifier is made up of an adverb and an adjective. WhatRead More →

Bugle calls are musical signals that announce scheduled and certain non-scheduled events on an Army installation. Scheduled calls are prescribed by the commander and normally follow the sequence shown below. Non-scheduled calls are sounded by the direction of the commander. What bugle does the military use? As specified by theRead More →

William J. Obanhein, a former police chief here who once arrested the singer Arlo Guthrie and became famous as “Officer Obie” in Mr. Guthrie’s ballad “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” died on Sunday of heart disease. Why is Alice’s Restaurant famous? Located in Woodside, CA, Alice’s Restaurant is named after the famousRead More →

Ackles reportedly so impressed producers that they offered him the role of Hawkeye instead. But Ackles turned it down, citing his commitments to Supernatural—commitments, it must be noted, that somehow wouldn’t have conflicted with playing Captain America. Who else was supposed to play Hawkeye? Ackles auditioned for Captain America andRead More →