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DiAAnaP Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Dash in between abbreviated letters

If I happen to break an abbreviation at the end of a sentence,
should I just add the dash like I'm supposed to with every other word?
  

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Words are divided into syllables, and a line break comes at the end of a syllable. What abbreviation are you talking about? Most do not have syllables, but I suppose it depends on the particular abbreviation.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Words are divided into syllables, and a line break comes at the end of a syllable.
  • What abbreviation are you talking about?
  • Most do not have syllables, but I suppose it depends on the particular abbreviation.
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Words are divided into syllables, and a line break comes at the end of a syllable.

What abbreviation are you talking about? Most do not have syllables, but I suppose it depends on the particular abbreviation.
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diAAnaPIf I happen to break an abbreviation at the end of a sentence, should I just add the dash like I'm supposed to with every other word?
Possibly you mean hyphen rather than dash.
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AlpheccaStarsWords are divided into syllables, and a line break comes at the end of a syllable. What abbreviation are you talking about? Most do not have syllables, but I suppose it depends on the particular abbreviation.
Oh sorry, but I meant ACRONYMS:)
If acronyms happen to occur at the very end of a sentence should I just split it up with a dash like I
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diAAnaPIf acronyms happen to occur at the very end of a sentence
Do you mean a line?
Most acronyms are short. Do not split them into parts.

OK: He had a great career at
NASA.

Not OK: He had a great career at NA-
SA.
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GPY diAAnaPIf I happen to break an abbreviation at the end of a sentence, should I just add the dash like I'm supposed to with every other word?Possibly you mean hyphen rather than dash.
No, I definitely do know the difference between the two, sorry to break it to you:)
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diAAnaPNo, I definitely do know the difference between the two, sorry to break it to you:)
If (as AS suggested) you mean line not sentence, and if you are talk-
ing about break-
ing words like this, then that is a hyphen not a dash.
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AlpheccaStars diAAnaPIf acronyms happen to occur at the very end of a sentenceDo you mean a line? Most acronyms are short. Do not split them into parts.OK: He had a great career atNASA. Not OK: He had a great career at NA-SA.
But if this appears on a formal document or, say, a book, it will create a pretty harsh and abrupt blank at the end the sentence
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GPY diAAnaPNo, I definitely do know the difference between the two, sorry to break it to you:)If (as AS suggested) you mean line not sentence, and if you are talk-ing about break-ing words like this, then that is a hyphen not a dash.
I've never ever seen hyphens being used to break up a sentence like that.
Is it a special case, GPY?:)
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diAAnaP GPY diAAnaPNo, I definitely do know the difference between the two, sorry to break it to you:)If (as AS suggested) you mean line not sentence, and if you are talk-ing about break-ing words like this, then that is a hyphen not a dash.I've never ever seen hyphens being used to break up a sentence like that.Is it a special case, GPY?:)
It is commonly done
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diAAnaPIf I happen to break an abbreviation at the end of a sentence, should I just add the dash like I'm supposed to with every other word?
I don't think we have answered your question, nor completely cleared the terminology you used:

1. Not "abbreviation" but acronym. You confirmed that you were asking about acronyms.
2. Hyphen or dash. You did
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