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by Arachete on April 21st, 2007

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I am confused. I have seen band aid spelled with both a hypen and without one. Which is correct?

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  • by iwnit on October 8th, 2009

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    1) Bob Geldorf's supergroup is correctly spelled Band Aid.
    The brand of adhesive bandage is correctly spelled Band-Aid.
    If used as a generic name for an adhesive bandage, there could be alternative spellings like band-aid or bandaid.


    2) "Band Aid may refer to:
    Band Aid (band), a musical ensemble raising money for famine relief
    "Band Aid", a song on Pixie Lott's album Turn It Up
    Band-Aid, a brand of adhesive bandage
    A generic name for an adhesive bandage in America"
    Source and further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid

    Further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Aid
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid_(band%29


    3) "band-aid
    Alternative spellings
    bandaid
    Band-Aid

    - Etymology
    Trademark Band-Aid registered 1924 by Johnson & Johnson. Sense of a temporary solution 1968, Canada.

    - Noun
    band-aid (plural band-aids)
    1. (capitalized, trademark) A particular brand of adhesive bandage.
    2. (North American) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
    3. (North American) A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc (often used with a negative connotation of a lack of foresight)
    1968, United Church Observer, n 15 (March), p 36:
    It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore."
    Source and further information:
    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/band-aid

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