RE: Another Grammar Q...

Subject: RE: Another Grammar Q...
From: "Chris Vickery" <cvickery -at- arenasolutions -dot- com>
To: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>, <jopakent -at- comcast -dot- net>, "TECHWR" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:38:43 -0700

I agree that "single-failure proof" may help to avoid the
"failure-proof" dilemma, but grammatically I think it should be
"single-failure-proof", because all the words must be linked to create
the adjectival phrase. The words failure and proof do not make sense
here unless linked together by the hyphen to form a single adjective.

Anyway, it's an ugly phrase. Perhaps there is a better way to write it
but, as Gene says, if "single-failure proof" is the industry standard, I
would bend like a reed in the wind and use it.

Chris



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"Single-failure proof" is the one most commonly
used for cranes, aircraft and marine equipment,
"single" being the descriptor for "failure." Using
"failure-proof" may leave you open to a claim
that you warranted your equipment would not
fail even a single time.

Gene


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>
> I'm trying to come up with the correct hyphenation of the term "single

> failure proof" (SFP)

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