June 9, 2005: Issue 93
When you use oh-so as part of a compound modifier before a noun, hyphenate the whole modifier. In other uses, set off the oh with a comma.
correct: these oh-so-easy projects
correct: an oh-so-comfortable couch
correct: Oh, so pretty!
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