1. I bought a ball-point pen at the stationery store.

2. I bought a ballpoint pen at the stationery store.

3. I bought a ball pen at the stationery store.

4. I bought a ballpen at the stationery store.

5. I bought a ball point at the stationery store.

6. I bought a ballpoint at the stationery store.

7. I bought a ball-point at the stationery store.
-------------------------------
Which expressions are correct? Which ones are commonly used? Thank you.

1 answer

I would not use 3 or 4. The rest are OK, but I believe it's "ballpoint" -- not hyphenated and not two words.