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Grammarholic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Mister M's Comment about Too Much Punctuation

Mister Micawber, you aptly said that 'too much punctuation makes Jack a dull boy'. Would you support all of the examples below? If not, how would you punctuate these exact examples. Thank you.... Emotion: smile

55-65 year old men

Instead of the cumbersome '55- to 65-year-old men'

a group of 55-65 year olds

Instead of '55- to 65-year-olds'

10-15 inch boards

Instead of 10- to 15-inch boards

5-10 gallon containers

Instead of 5- to 10-gallon containers

But for non-ranges, use the hyphens.

65-year-old men

65-year-olds

15-inch boards

10-gallon containers
  
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