Re: punctuation et al. rules

Subject: Re: punctuation et al. rules
From: Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>
To: TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:20:58 -0800

I know there's a dastardly plot afoot to remove hyphens from all written
communication. I was a part of this conspiracy until I learned that hyphens
work when they work!

-Tony

On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 3:33 AM, Ant Davey <ant -at- ant-davey -dot- com> wrote:
The way to win the argument is to ask your boss 'What if there were two
of these connectors?'

What would he do with 7 pin connectors? And if it works for two, why
not one?


On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 6:11 AM, Annette Reilly <annetterieee -at- gmail -dot- com>
wrote:

>
>
> It can be a problem when a hasty reader looks for seven (7) of those pin
> modifiers. The hyphen helps.
>
>
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Follow-Ups:

References:
punctuation et al. rules: From: Ken Poshedly
Re: punctuation et al. rules: From: Robert Lauriston
RE: punctuation et al. rules: From: Annette Reilly

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