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Fri Dec-09-11 01:26 AM
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| 5. I agree. No hyphens required. NT |
| -Grammar help please |
Betsy Ross |
Dec-09-11 12:11 AM |
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I think it is a tossup, |
ashling |
Dec-09-11 12:49 AM |
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I really don't think that's a grammar issue |
woo me with science |
Dec-09-11 01:02 AM |
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What modifies what is very definitely a grammar issue. Usage is not absolute, ESPECIALLY in |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 12:02 PM |
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Oh, patrice. |
woo me with science |
Dec-10-11 08:27 PM |
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Agree with the posted comments. Go with the standard for the organization. |
pinto |
Dec-09-11 01:14 AM |
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Grammar Guru here: |
tblue37 |
Dec-09-11 01:23 AM |
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Unless Quad SD is a thing... |
Capitalocracy |
Dec-09-11 01:52 AM |
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Awesome site! Thanks for the link! :) |
inna |
Dec-09-11 02:14 AM |
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Than you for the compliment! nt |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 07:26 PM |
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Thanks and here are two grammar questions for you. |
begin_within |
Dec-09-11 09:59 AM |
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Answers. (Or more properly: Guesses.) |
Iggo |
Dec-09-11 12:51 PM |
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A "contrast." The word "contrast" can do double duty--as either a verb or a noun. nt |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 07:27 PM |
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That would depend on how you wanted the term to be understood. |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 07:50 PM |
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Thank you! |
begin_within |
Dec-10-11 09:51 PM |
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Depends upon whether the device protocols being referred to in SD are for input devices, in this |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 12:37 PM |
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OTQ for guru: |
Duer 157099 |
Dec-09-11 12:45 PM |
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It is "more important." and the placement of the question mark is |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 08:09 PM |
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Thank you! |
Duer 157099 |
Dec-10-11 08:21 PM |
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I have a couple of articles about quotation marks over there. |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 08:28 PM |
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I agree. No hyphens required. NT |
juajen |
Dec-09-11 01:26 AM |
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Go without the hyphens. :) |
pacalo |
Dec-09-11 01:47 AM |
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Thanks for all the input. |
Betsy Ross |
Dec-09-11 01:52 AM |
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I agree with the grammar guru, but point out that this is a punctuation issue, not a grammar issue. |
No Elephants |
Dec-09-11 01:52 AM |
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True--punctuation is what is called "usage," as are spelling, capitalization, etc. |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 08:15 PM |
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One of my favorite resources, KentLaw.edu, agrees with you: |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 02:11 AM |
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Are these technical terms adjectives? |
Jim Lane |
Dec-09-11 05:54 AM |
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It's been a long time since I read that book, but it's AWESOME to meet someone else who has. Time... |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 11:06 AM |
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I also adore that book. nt |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 08:16 PM |
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Yes, they are adjectives because they modify the noun "channel". K, so there are different kinds of |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 11:36 AM |
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Politics = Language, which is why politics can be deconstructed. nt |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 11:53 AM |
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. . . and, hence, more or less validly:reliably re-constructed. nt |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 01:03 PM |
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Typographically |
canetoad |
Dec-09-11 02:35 AM |
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yes, that would guarantee that it is one-term as opposed to one term |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Dec-09-11 09:50 AM |
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One hyphen, first two words. - "Quad-SD Channel". |
HopeHoops |
Dec-09-11 07:34 AM |
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Agree. |
patrice |
Dec-09-11 11:46 AM |
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Also agree. I am a retired copy editor and sort of know |
RebelOne |
Dec-09-11 12:04 PM |
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It depends on meaning, though. I am a technology idiot, so I do not know |
tblue37 |
Dec-10-11 08:20 PM |
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I prefer QUAD_SD_CHNL |
many a good man |
Dec-10-11 07:33 PM |
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