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When you're writing and editing material for audiences who speak English as
a secondary language, do you tend more or less toward hyphenation?
Specifically, I'm looking for info on compound adjectives or nouns that
could go either way hyphenation-wise. Examples:
Freeze prevention strategies
Cold chain storage
And yes, I know that *most* sentences could be re-written to avoid this
question; however, sometimes I get documents at the last minute, and I need
to make the easiest fix possible in terms of not muddling text-wrapping or
layout.
Thanks,
Anna
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Anna Marshall
Communications and Publications Associate
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