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Chris2010 Posted 14 years ago
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State-of-the-art facility or State of the art facility
Although I have seen that "State-of-the-art facility" is commonly used, please advice if State of the art facility can also be used in a write-up.
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Hi Chris I would always use the hyphens in this particular compound term. 82) says that hyphens commonly cause spelling problems and the first place to look for answers is the dictionary. The Oxford dictionary gives "state-of-the-art".
- Hi Chris I would always use the hyphens in this particular compound term.
- 82) says that hyphens commonly cause spelling problems and the first place to look for answers is the dictionary.
- The Oxford dictionary gives "state-of-the-art".
- You may see "state of the art" in written or internet texts, but they are not necessarily correct or written by native speakers.
- The hyphens mean that the compound will be seen by the reader as one concept and will avoid any ambiguity.
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Hi Chris
I would always use the hyphens in this particular compound term.
The Chicago Manual of Style (7.82) says that hyphens commonly cause spelling problems and the first place to look for answers is the dictionary.
The Oxford dictionary gives "state-of-the-art".
You may see "state of the art" in written or internet texts, but they are not necessarily correct or written by
I would always use the hyphens in this particular compound term.
The Chicago Manual of Style (7.82) says that hyphens commonly cause spelling problems and the first place to look for answers is the dictionary.
The Oxford dictionary gives "state-of-the-art".
You may see "state of the art" in written or internet texts, but they are not necessarily correct or written by
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Thank you so much for the explanation. It really helped me to clarify the concern. 
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