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Subject:Re: 50-ohm or 50 ohm ? From:Ken Gross <candk -at- HOOKED -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 8 Aug 1995 23:04:57 -0700
On Tue, 8 Aug 1995 tmweditr -at- world -dot- std -dot- com wrote:
> The copy editors always add a hyphen in a place that we, the
> technical editors, question. Here's the situation.
> [X] Install a 50-[uom] resistor
> or
> [ ] Install a 50 [uom] resistor.
I have to agree with your editors. Think of it this way: 3-ply tire
or 6-way multiplexor, and stuff like that. It's not like you have a
string of adjectives preceding the noun like: It was a dark, foreboding,
wintery day... Each of these adjectives by themselves can modify day,
but 50 and ohm have to stay together so you have to hyphenate the sucker.
Hope this helps!
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Ken Gross
Free-lance Technical Writer
