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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Hyphens

Which is correct:

Business unit specific contracts

or

Business unit-specific contracts?

Meaning contracts that are unique to the business unit
  

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Both seem potentially confusing to me. Another possibility, which is less ambiguous but uglier, is "Business-unit-specific contracts". On balance, you might be better off with "contracts specific to a/the business unit"

— Mr Wordy

  • Both seem potentially confusing to me.
  • Another possibility, which is less ambiguous but uglier, is "Business-unit-specific contracts".
  • On balance, you might be better off with "contracts specific to a/the business unit"
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Both seem potentially confusing to me.

Another possibility, which is less ambiguous but uglier, is "Business-unit-specific contracts".

On balance, you might be better off with "contracts specific to a/the business unit"
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