Another Grammar Q...

[Gene Kim-Eng]

"Single-failure proof" is the one most commonly
used for cranes, aircraft and marine equipment,
"single" being the descriptor for "failure."  Using
"failure-proof" may leave you open to a claim
that you warranted your equipment would not
fail even a single time.

Gene


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jopakent at comcast.net>
To: "TECHWR" <techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:01 AM
Subject: Another Grammar Q...


>
> I'm trying to come up with the correct hyphenation of the term "single 
> failure proof"  (SFP)