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Subject:Re: hyphenation From:John -dot- Renish -at- CONNER -dot- COM Date:Wed, 14 Feb 1996 15:52:12 PST
They all seem to follow the rule of hyphenating after a known root word:
Al(ltrans), superb(rewery), Pen(nzoil), coin(cide), and Nation(sBank). It's
not even too much of a stretch to suggest the same rule for the number.
John -dot- Renish -at- Conner -dot- com
My comments are my own and do not represent Conner Peripherals
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