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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2007attorney-client privilege
What's that thing between 'attorney' and 'client' in 'attorney-client privilege'? Normally, where a noun phrase serves as an adjective, it has a hyphen; and there's a hyphen in 'army-navy store' (which means 'army- and-navy store'). But here 'attorney-and-client privilege' seems less likely an interpretation of the phrase than 'privilege between attorney and client'. If the latter is meant, the phrase should have an en dash, as does '1492-present'. Thoughts? Michael Hamm AM, Math, Wash. U. St. Louis msh210@math.wustl.edu Fine print: http://www.math.wustl.edu/~msh210/ ... legal.html msh210@math.wustl.edu had it: > What's that thing between 'attorney' and 'client' in 'attorney-client > privilege'? Normally, where a noun phrase serves as an adjective, it has [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and client'. If the latter is meant, the phrase should have an en dash, > as does '1492-present'. Thoughts? UK English doesn't do "Army-Navy" in that way - it would have to be "Army and Navy". But the mark in your first example should to my mind be a solidus: "Attorney/Client privilege", "Pupil/Teacher ratio", "Apple/Pear basket".  SignatureDavid ===== > msh...@math.wustl.edu had it: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > David > ===== I think I've seen a hyphen used most often, and see no need for an N- dash. But the slash is also good; in fact, Stanford University writes "Attorney/Client Privilege." But Dartmouth uses "Attorney-Client privilege." And 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon has "attorney-client privilege." The final word: 7th edition, Black's Law Dictionary uses the hyphen for attorney-client, clergyman-penitent, doctor-patient, and accountant-client privileges. Cece >msh210@math.wustl.edu had it: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >mind be a solidus: "Attorney/Client privilege", "Pupil/Teacher >ratio", "Apple/Pear basket". Could this be a trend thing? I note, for example, that the thyatrickle version of the Frost-Nixon interviews is called *Frost/Nixon*. I prefer to reserve slahes for "either A or B" (yes, and ratios) rather than A+B, so it'd be "attorney-client privilege" --with an en-dash if the medium could handle one. SignatureArchie Valparaiso Tunbridge Wells borough residents are the second best recyclers in Kent. [...] > I prefer to reserve slahes for "either A or B" (yes, and ratios) > rather than A+B, so it'd be "attorney-client privilege" --with an > en-dash if the medium could handle one. Deffo. SignatureMike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Archie Valparaiso filted: >>UK English doesn't do "Army-Navy" in that way - it would have to be >>"Army and Navy". But the mark in your first example should to my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Could this be a trend thing? I note, for example, that the thyatrickle >version of the Frost-Nixon interviews is called *Frost/Nixon*. I read that as "Frost divided by Nixon", when if anything it should be the other way around...(the older convention then becomes "Frost but not Nixon", which, while tempting, still lacks accuracy).... >I prefer to reserve slahes for "either A or B" (yes, and ratios) >rather than A+B, so it'd be "attorney-client privilege" --with an >en-dash if the medium could handle one. ObBoolean: + *means* "or"...you want "and", you need one of those centered-dot things....r Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" >>msh210@math.wustl.edu had it: >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Could this be a trend thing? I note, for example, that the thyatrickle >version of the Frost-Nixon interviews is called *Frost/Nixon*. If so it's a fairly old trend. The term "slash fiction" would never have evolved unless ... >I prefer to reserve slahes for "either A or B" (yes, and ratios) >rather than A+B, so it'd be "attorney-client privilege" --with an >en-dash if the medium could handle one. other people used A/B for A and B. SignatureOn-line canal route planner: http://www.canalplan.org.uk (Waterways World site of the month, April 2001) My Reply-To address *is* valid, though likely to die soon > What's that thing between 'attorney' and 'client' in 'attorney-client > privilege'? Normally, where a noun phrase serves as an adjective, it has [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and client'. If the latter is meant, the phrase should have an en dash, > as does '1492-present'. Thoughts? Can't a hyphen just be a hyphen showing compoundedness? It doesn't always have to symbolize a word, does it? It's true what you say about "army-navy", but it could also be less-attractively written "Army, Navy Surplus". |
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