Suppose that we want to negate a generic compound adjective adjective1 adjective2 Usage definitely favors the latter. Is this phrasing peculiar to american speakers or do british speakers use this expression too
I hear and use this in ame frequently I might be tempted to create an open compound, but non doesn’t stand alone. My sense is to imply a minuscule chance, a slim chance, a small chance etc.
Which is why american style manuals will always ask you to merge it with the subsequent word, without a hyphen In expressions in which figures and abbreviations (or symbols. You used the dash in the wrong place
