Which is the correct spelling, "side effect" or “side-effect”?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-25 12:15:57

Social Science

4 answers

May I know which spelling is more accurate, the one with hyphened or the one not hyphened? Which spelling do most people use?

Anonymous

It's not necessary to use a hyphen, but if you're writing for people for whom English is not their first language, it's often helpful to insert one, and certainly not 'wrong'.
Anonymous

In Britain in over 60 years I think I have only ever seen "side effect". In other parts of the world-wide English-speaking world things may be different.
Anonymous

Mostly side effect https://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction... also sideeffect https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/si...
Anonymous

side effect https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/defini... http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Wor...