Re: [PATCH] Edit user manual for grammar
From: Randal L. Schwartz <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:15
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"J" == J Bruce Fields [off-list ref] writes:
J> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 04:43:19PM +0100, Andy Parkins wrote:
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- "last-resort" is two words, not a conjoined word, it doesn't require the hyphen
J> Right, but when you've got a couple words functioning together to modify J> a following noun, the hyphen's pretty standard: "rosy-fingered dawn". J> Is this case an exception? I suspect it's fine either way.... According to <http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/042703.htm>, hyphenate unless it's a "ly" or unless it makes clear sense without it. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 [off-list ref] <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!