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Subject:Now entering the 4th dimension From:"Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:49:26 -0800
Hi All,
We're following the *Chicago Manual of Style *in writing to the medical
community. That said, the marketing folks like "3D" (thinking it's more
"progressive"), whereas all of our engineering docs, SOPs, etc., use "3-D".
We also reference 2-D and 4-D.
My own take is that while 3D may be readily comprehended, a reader may
stumble—if even for a moment—on 2D and 4D.
Your thoughts?
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