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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Abutting hyphen with % symbol
Is there a punctuation rule that prohibits the use of a hyphen - after the percent symbol - when used in a compound modifier?
a 10%-a-year increase in spending
a 5%–10%-per-year decrease in crime
Both examples look okay? No rewording, please.
a 10%-a-year increase in spending
a 5%–10%-per-year decrease in crime
Both examples look okay? No rewording, please.
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Rule? Not that I know of. But I do have a suggestion or two about rewording.
- Rule?
- Not that I know of.
- But I do have a suggestion or two about rewording.
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Rule? Not that I know of. But I do have a suggestion or two about rewording.
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