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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
How to read length
Could you tell me which one is right among the following sentences? Thank you in advance.
1. This is a meter long ruler.
2. This is a a-meter long ruler.
3. This is a one-meter long ruler.
1. This is a meter long ruler.
2. This is a a-meter long ruler.
3. This is a one-meter long ruler.
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lucas21c which one is right 1 and 3 are OK. Not 2. CJ
- lucas21c which one is right 1 and 3 are OK.
- Not 2.
- CJ
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Hi CJ, in #3 should there be a hyphen between "meter" and "long"?
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tamguatlayHi CJ, in #3 should there be a hyphen between "meter" and "long"?Actually, that comes up so seldom, I have to say that I don't know. It could be. Is that what the style manuals recommend?
CJ
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I would hyphenate like this:
This is a meter-long ruler.
This is a one-meter-long ruler.
This is a meter-long ruler.
This is a one-meter-long ruler.
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