a short-meeting vs a ten-minute meeting

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a short-meeting vs a ten-minute meeting

Post by kwfine »

Hi Alan,

I am writing to the manager of a supermarket.

"Sir, I lost my wallet in your supermarket.
I want to have a [short-meeting / a ten-minute metting] with you to talk about the things in my wallet."


Thank you.

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Re: a short-meeting vs a ten-minute meeting

Post by Alan »

'Short meeting' is not hyphenated. 'A ten-minute meeting' is also grammatical, although obviously not the same in meaning.
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