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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
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Are these all okay as punctuated? The trend, especially with modern punctuation, is toward less punctuation. Would you support all examples (in bold, black font) below? I think the ranges look better without all the jarring dangling hyphens/suspensive hyphenation. Please, no rephrases. Are these all clear upon initial read?
a 10–20 cent a week deduction
(but: a 20-cent deduction, with hyphen, when standing alone)
25–35 year olds
(but: a 35-year-old, with hyphen, when standing alone)
25–35 year old men
(but: 35-year-old men, with hyphen, when standing alone)
15–20 pound dumbbell
(but: a 20-pound dumbbell, with hyphen, when standing alone)
a 5–15 ounce difference in weight
(but: a 15-ounce difference, with hyphen, when standing alone)
a 1–2 liter bottle
(but: a 2-liter bottle, with hyphen, when standing alone)
Thank you,
Goronsky
a 10–20 cent a week deduction
(but: a 20-cent deduction, with hyphen, when standing alone)
25–35 year olds
(but: a 35-year-old, with hyphen, when standing alone)
25–35 year old men
(but: 35-year-old men, with hyphen, when standing alone)
15–20 pound dumbbell
(but: a 20-pound dumbbell, with hyphen, when standing alone)
a 5–15 ounce difference in weight
(but: a 15-ounce difference, with hyphen, when standing alone)
a 1–2 liter bottle
(but: a 2-liter bottle, with hyphen, when standing alone)
Thank you,
Goronsky
Top answer
For me, only those in brackets are correct.
- For me, only those in brackets are correct.
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So, would you go with the suspended hyphenation in all of these? I think these are very technically correctly punctuated, agreed?
a 10- to 20-cent-a-week deduction
25- to 35-year-olds
25- to 35-year-old men
15- to 20-pound dumbbell
a 5- to 15-oun
a 10- to 20-cent-a-week deduction
25- to 35-year-olds
25- to 35-year-old men
15- to 20-pound dumbbell
a 5- to 15-oun
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