RE: use of hyphens

Subject: RE: use of hyphens
From: "Jane Carnall" <jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 12:56:41 +0100

>Is World Class written as world-class or world class

That depends. I'm sure others on this list have Fowler or Strunk'n'White
memorised, but IMHO I would say that if not hyphenating it could cause
confusion, then hyphenate.

>Taking this a little further, is it OK to ignore some rules over
aesthetics.
>I was told World Class looks better than World-class.

On the copy-editor's list, where we eat questions like this for breakfast,

>** Archive URL: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/copyediting-l.html
>** Info URL: http://ce-l.blinn.com/

this is called the ILS (It Looks Silly) rule. And the answer is no. And yes.
It depends. If World Class is in a headline, I would *probably* agree that
World Class Operating Systems is better than World-class Operating Systems:
but if I thought a reader might think I was writing about Class Operating
Systems, I would write: World-Class Operating Systems.

>Also, can I please have some more inputs on American vs. British English
>vis-à-vis technical communications.

I think you need to be a little more specific. If it's general discussion
you're after, we had a general discussion not long ago on that very topic
(it'll be in the Techwr-l archives). If you want to spark another general
discussion, ask a couple of leading questions and give some context.

Jane Carnall
Technical Writer, Digital Bridges, Scotland
Unless stated otherwise, these opinions are mine, and mine alone.


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References:
use of hyphens: From: Kapoor, Shelly

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