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For example: "Kidney damage can cause wastes and fluids to build up in your body" or "Kidney damage can cause waste and fluid to build up in your body"?
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But if not used as an adjective, e.g. "available over the counter," - would that be hyphenated? Thanks.
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As for the question of the, that's largely idiomatic. There's no firm rule. When people talk about FERC, or the FERC, which do they say? Go with that usage.
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