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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
punctuation correct?
Punctuation 100% correct below?
Dr Smith said, "This particular ailment affects 25-35 year old men."
The chief executed officer said, "We need at least a 50% a year increase in sales for the next three years."
Thank you.
Dr Smith said, "This particular ailment affects 25-35 year old men."
The chief executed officer said, "We need at least a 50% a year increase in sales for the next three years."
Thank you.
Top answer
affects 25 to 35-year-old men'.
- affects 25 to 35-year-old men'.
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Then, technically, you'd need the hanging (suspensive) hyphen after '25'. And that looks ugly. '25-35 year old men' is much easier to read.
I think that clarity and the need for reader-friendly text should trump rigid adherence to rules.
I think that clarity and the need for reader-friendly text should trump rigid adherence to rules.
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You're right about the hanging hyphen. I should have written '25- to 35-year-old men'.
To me it looks lovely.
To me it looks lovely.
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