RE: hyphenating many and one

Subject: RE: hyphenating many and one
From: "Glenn Maxey" <glenn -dot- maxey -at- voyanttech -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:58:16 -0700

The first version is better mostly because all of the words are
serving as a single adjective modifying "translation." When
"many-to-one" and "one-to-one" aren't hyphenated, the reader
stumbles over this trying to figure out what "many" refers to.
"Many what?"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-58477 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-58477 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Carnall,
> Jane
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:55 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: hyphenating many and one
>
>
> Which is better:
>
> many-to-one translation
> one-to-one translation
>
> or
>
> many to one translation
> one to one translation
>
> Jane Carnall
> Technical Writer, Compaq, UK
> Unless stated otherwise, these opinions are mine, and mine alone.

Glenn Maxey
Voyant Technologies, Inc.
Tel. +1 303.223.5164
Fax. +1 303.223.5275
glenn -dot- maxey -at- voyanttech -dot- com


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