Most were pressured. They’d get this dumb medal (sound familiar?) and were stuck with a kid they didn’t want.

Adjectives get a hyphen because it clarifies their position in the sentence. I’m a proofreader and I will absolutely fix it if you leave it out.

Bit weird. Irish people tend to have dark hair and pale skin.

Michelle Obama says she does as well. I suppose a lot of people in the public eye do.