RE: too narrow or too-narrow?

["Mike McCallister" <mike -dot- mccallister -at- pkware -dot- com>]

If forced to choose, I'd agree with the client (hyphen). 

Even better to my mind is the ever-popular "recasting so no one pauses":
"This slot is too narrow for layer 9-16" or "This slot on layer 9-16 is
too narrow."


 
Mike McCallister
Document Architect
PKWARE, Inc.

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Subject: too narrow or too-narrow?

Hi All,

I have a caption which reads: "A too narrow slot on layer 9-16"

The question: should this be written as

1. A too narrow slot on...

or

2. A too-narrow slot on...

My client says that since too modifies narrow it needs to be hyphenated.

I admit, these nuances in grammar drive me nuts. Which is right?

Thanks!

Deborah
http://www.tech-challenged.com

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