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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2009more hyphen woes
How about hyphenation for this passage? ...and of the now nearly constant rolling capital campaigns... > How about hyphenation for this passage? > > ...and of the now nearly constant rolling capital campaigns... Fine with no hyphens, IMO (unlike most of the others). Not very impressive, though, as I'd have thought rolling campaigns were supposed to be truly constant. -- Jerry Friedman >> How about hyphenation for this passage? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > impressive, though, as I'd have thought rolling campaigns were > supposed to be truly constant. I'm unhappy when I see (or catch myself using) "constant" for "continual", which seems to be the intention here. It rarely causes misunderstanding, but it does dilute a good word. The substitution would call for the removal of "nearly".  SignatureMike. On Feb 26, 2:30 pm, "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle...@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote: > jerry_fried...@yahoo.com wrote: > >> How about hyphenation for this passage? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > misunderstanding, but it does dilute a good word. The substitution would > call for the removal of "nearly". I appreciate the comment, but "constant" versus "continual" has never succeeded in making an impression on my thick skull. -- Jerry Friedman >On Feb 26, 2:30 pm, "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle...@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >I appreciate the comment, but "constant" versus "continual" has never >succeeded in making an impression on my thick skull. They are so similar I can't tell which one is being diluted, according to Mike. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland Melissa Lind: > How about hyphenation for this passage? > > ...and of the now nearly constant rolling capital campaigns... I don't know what it means. If "rolling" modifies "capital", they should be joined by a hyphen. If "rolling" modifies "campaign", it's correct as it stands. SignatureMark Brader, Toronto "In my case, self-absorption is msb@vex.net completely justified." -- LAURA > Melissa Lind: >> How about hyphenation for this passage? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > they should be joined by a hyphen. If "rolling" modifies > "campaign", it's correct as it stands. But if "rolling" modifies "campaign" then "nearly constant" is redundant. The whole point of a rolling campaign is that it keeps going. SignatureOnline waterways route planner: http://canalplan.org.uk development version: http://canalplan.eu |
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