What is the rule for composing two words, when one of them is hyphenized or has spaces?
Let's imagine we have an organization named EFSMA-EE and another called EFSMA Telecom (EFSMA is an acronym).
If I want to compose these with another word (e.g. "time" - as in "full-time"), what should I do?
Just add the hyphen?
EFSMA-EE-time and EFSMA Telecom-time?
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Let's imagine we have an organization named EFSMA-EE and another called EFSMA Telecom (EFSMA is an acronym).
If I want to compose these with another word (e.g. "time" - as in "full-time"), what should I do?
Just add the hyphen?
EFSMA-EE-time and EFSMA Telecom-time?
grammar compounds acronyms open-vs-closed-vs-hyhenated
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tchrist♦
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I would refer to this answer to another question which enumarates guideline to create compounds.
– Eldroß
Feb 23 '11 at 10:46
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@Eldros: Nothing is told about acronyms.
– John Assymptoth
Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
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Let's imagine we have an organization named EFSMA-EE and another called EFSMA Telecom (EFSMA is an acronym).
If I want to compose these with another word (e.g. "time" - as in "full-time"), what should I do?
Just add the hyphen?
EFSMA-EE-time and EFSMA Telecom-time?
grammar compounds acronyms open-vs-closed-vs-hyhenated
edited 17 hours ago
tchrist♦
108k28290463
asked Feb 23 '11 at 10:39
John Assymptoth
70592139
Let's imagine we have an organization named EFSMA-EE and another called EFSMA Telecom (EFSMA is an acronym).
If I want to compose these with another word (e.g. "time" - as in "full-time"), what should I do?
Just add the hyphen?
EFSMA-EE-time and EFSMA Telecom-time?
grammar compounds acronyms open-vs-closed-vs-hyhenated
grammar compounds acronyms open-vs-closed-vs-hyhenated
edited 17 hours ago
tchrist♦
108k28290463
asked Feb 23 '11 at 10:39
John Assymptoth
70592139
edited 17 hours ago
tchrist♦
108k28290463
asked Feb 23 '11 at 10:39
John Assymptoth
70592139
edited 17 hours ago
tchrist♦
108k28290463
edited 17 hours ago
tchrist♦
108k28290463
edited 17 hours ago
tchrist♦
108k28290463
108k28290463
asked Feb 23 '11 at 10:39
John Assymptoth
70592139
asked Feb 23 '11 at 10:39
John Assymptoth
70592139
asked Feb 23 '11 at 10:39
John Assymptoth
70592139
70592139
I would refer to this answer to another question which enumarates guideline to create compounds.
– Eldroß
Feb 23 '11 at 10:46
1
@Eldros: Nothing is told about acronyms.
– John Assymptoth
Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
add a comment |
I would refer to this answer to another question which enumarates guideline to create compounds.
– Eldroß
Feb 23 '11 at 10:46
1
@Eldros: Nothing is told about acronyms.
– John Assymptoth
Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
I would refer to this answer to another question which enumarates guideline to create compounds.
– Eldroß
Feb 23 '11 at 10:46
I would refer to this answer to another question which enumarates guideline to create compounds.
– Eldroß
Feb 23 '11 at 10:46
1
1
@Eldros: Nothing is told about acronyms.
– John Assymptoth
Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
@Eldros: Nothing is told about acronyms.
– John Assymptoth
Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
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It is usually better to rephrase such constructions. However, if you cannot do this, you can use an en dash instead. Quoting from The Chicago Manual of Style:
The en dash is used in place of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one of its elements is an open compound or when two or more of its elements are open compounds or hyphenated compounds (e.g., a quasi-public–quasi-judicial body, the post–World War II years).
You can write the phrase in your question as
EFSMA-EE–time and EFSMA Telecom–time
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
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Per Chicago, I believe the convention is to use the en dash first, hyphen second. EFSMA[en dash]EE-time, etc.
– The Raven
Feb 23 '11 at 15:49
@The Raven: My interpretation is that the already-hyphenated compound (EFSMA[hyphen]EE) stays hyphenated, and you use the en dash to add the third word, either before or after the term (to do which you would normally use a hyphen). For instance, in quasi-public–quasi-judicial, quasi-public and quasi-judicial are both already hyphenated, and the en dash is used to join the two hyphenated terms. If we were saying pre–EFSMA-EE, the en dash would, as you say, be used first. But if we say, EFSMA-EE–time, EFSMA-EE stays hyphenated, and the en dash is used after.
– Tragicomic
Feb 23 '11 at 16:06
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It is usually better to rephrase such constructions. However, if you cannot do this, you can use an en dash instead. Quoting from The Chicago Manual of Style:
The en dash is used in place of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one of its elements is an open compound or when two or more of its elements are open compounds or hyphenated compounds (e.g., a quasi-public–quasi-judicial body, the post–World War II years).
You can write the phrase in your question as
EFSMA-EE–time and EFSMA Telecom–time
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
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Per Chicago, I believe the convention is to use the en dash first, hyphen second. EFSMA[en dash]EE-time, etc.
– The Raven
Feb 23 '11 at 15:49
@The Raven: My interpretation is that the already-hyphenated compound (EFSMA[hyphen]EE) stays hyphenated, and you use the en dash to add the third word, either before or after the term (to do which you would normally use a hyphen). For instance, in quasi-public–quasi-judicial, quasi-public and quasi-judicial are both already hyphenated, and the en dash is used to join the two hyphenated terms. If we were saying pre–EFSMA-EE, the en dash would, as you say, be used first. But if we say, EFSMA-EE–time, EFSMA-EE stays hyphenated, and the en dash is used after.
– Tragicomic
Feb 23 '11 at 16:06
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It is usually better to rephrase such constructions. However, if you cannot do this, you can use an en dash instead. Quoting from The Chicago Manual of Style:
The en dash is used in place of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one of its elements is an open compound or when two or more of its elements are open compounds or hyphenated compounds (e.g., a quasi-public–quasi-judicial body, the post–World War II years).
You can write the phrase in your question as
EFSMA-EE–time and EFSMA Telecom–time
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
4,64642845
Per Chicago, I believe the convention is to use the en dash first, hyphen second. EFSMA[en dash]EE-time, etc.
– The Raven
Feb 23 '11 at 15:49
@The Raven: My interpretation is that the already-hyphenated compound (EFSMA[hyphen]EE) stays hyphenated, and you use the en dash to add the third word, either before or after the term (to do which you would normally use a hyphen). For instance, in quasi-public–quasi-judicial, quasi-public and quasi-judicial are both already hyphenated, and the en dash is used to join the two hyphenated terms. If we were saying pre–EFSMA-EE, the en dash would, as you say, be used first. But if we say, EFSMA-EE–time, EFSMA-EE stays hyphenated, and the en dash is used after.
– Tragicomic
Feb 23 '11 at 16:06
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It is usually better to rephrase such constructions. However, if you cannot do this, you can use an en dash instead. Quoting from The Chicago Manual of Style:
The en dash is used in place of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one of its elements is an open compound or when two or more of its elements are open compounds or hyphenated compounds (e.g., a quasi-public–quasi-judicial body, the post–World War II years).
You can write the phrase in your question as
EFSMA-EE–time and EFSMA Telecom–time
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
4,64642845
It is usually better to rephrase such constructions. However, if you cannot do this, you can use an en dash instead. Quoting from The Chicago Manual of Style:
The en dash is used in place of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one of its elements is an open compound or when two or more of its elements are open compounds or hyphenated compounds (e.g., a quasi-public–quasi-judicial body, the post–World War II years).
You can write the phrase in your question as
EFSMA-EE–time and EFSMA Telecom–time
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
4,64642845
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
4,64642845
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
4,64642845
answered Feb 23 '11 at 10:54
Tragicomic
4,64642845
4,64642845
Per Chicago, I believe the convention is to use the en dash first, hyphen second. EFSMA[en dash]EE-time, etc.
– The Raven
Feb 23 '11 at 15:49
@The Raven: My interpretation is that the already-hyphenated compound (EFSMA[hyphen]EE) stays hyphenated, and you use the en dash to add the third word, either before or after the term (to do which you would normally use a hyphen). For instance, in quasi-public–quasi-judicial, quasi-public and quasi-judicial are both already hyphenated, and the en dash is used to join the two hyphenated terms. If we were saying pre–EFSMA-EE, the en dash would, as you say, be used first. But if we say, EFSMA-EE–time, EFSMA-EE stays hyphenated, and the en dash is used after.
– Tragicomic
Feb 23 '11 at 16:06
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Per Chicago, I believe the convention is to use the en dash first, hyphen second. EFSMA[en dash]EE-time, etc.
– The Raven
Feb 23 '11 at 15:49
@The Raven: My interpretation is that the already-hyphenated compound (EFSMA[hyphen]EE) stays hyphenated, and you use the en dash to add the third word, either before or after the term (to do which you would normally use a hyphen). For instance, in quasi-public–quasi-judicial, quasi-public and quasi-judicial are both already hyphenated, and the en dash is used to join the two hyphenated terms. If we were saying pre–EFSMA-EE, the en dash would, as you say, be used first. But if we say, EFSMA-EE–time, EFSMA-EE stays hyphenated, and the en dash is used after.
– Tragicomic
Feb 23 '11 at 16:06
Per Chicago, I believe the convention is to use the en dash first, hyphen second. EFSMA[en dash]EE-time, etc.
– The Raven
Feb 23 '11 at 15:49
Per Chicago, I believe the convention is to use the en dash first, hyphen second. EFSMA[en dash]EE-time, etc.
– The Raven
Feb 23 '11 at 15:49
@The Raven: My interpretation is that the already-hyphenated compound (EFSMA[hyphen]EE) stays hyphenated, and you use the en dash to add the third word, either before or after the term (to do which you would normally use a hyphen). For instance, in quasi-public–quasi-judicial, quasi-public and quasi-judicial are both already hyphenated, and the en dash is used to join the two hyphenated terms. If we were saying pre–EFSMA-EE, the en dash would, as you say, be used first. But if we say, EFSMA-EE–time, EFSMA-EE stays hyphenated, and the en dash is used after.
– Tragicomic
Feb 23 '11 at 16:06
@The Raven: My interpretation is that the already-hyphenated compound (EFSMA[hyphen]EE) stays hyphenated, and you use the en dash to add the third word, either before or after the term (to do which you would normally use a hyphen). For instance, in quasi-public–quasi-judicial, quasi-public and quasi-judicial are both already hyphenated, and the en dash is used to join the two hyphenated terms. If we were saying pre–EFSMA-EE, the en dash would, as you say, be used first. But if we say, EFSMA-EE–time, EFSMA-EE stays hyphenated, and the en dash is used after.
– Tragicomic
Feb 23 '11 at 16:06
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I would refer to this answer to another question which enumarates guideline to create compounds.
– Eldroß
Feb 23 '11 at 10:46
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@Eldros: Nothing is told about acronyms.
– John Assymptoth
Feb 23 '11 at 10:54