Re: When is it "open source" and not "open-source"? (Hyphenation puzzlement)

[Janice Gelb <janice -dot- gelb -at- oracle -dot- com>]

On 11/06/10 03:31 PM, Richard Mateosian wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Janice Gelb <janice -dot- gelb -at- oracle -dot- com> wrote:
> 
>> We hyphenate "open source" when used as a modifier.
>> I think all of your examples should be hyphenated.
> 
> Because "open" is an adjective, the hyphen is not required under the
> usual rules, but it might make the reading a little smoother.  ...RM
> 

Not sure what "rules" you're referring to. In this
cases, "open" isn't part of a string of adjectives
("the open glass door") but rather is part of a
compound modifier. I'd also hyphenate other
compounds with "open" such as "open-ended question."

-- Janice

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