Re: Another Grammar Q...

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

"Single-failure proof" is the one most commonly
used for cranes, aircraft and marine equipment,
"single" being the descriptor for "failure."  Using
"failure-proof" may leave you open to a claim
that you warranted your equipment would not
fail even a single time.

Gene


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From: <jopakent -at- comcast -dot- net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:01 AM
Subject: Another Grammar Q...


>
> I'm trying to come up with the correct hyphenation of the term "single 
> failure proof"  (SFP)

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