I use dashes ONLY when the vowels are the same sm
Posted By: Rad MT on 2007-05-30
In Reply to: extraaxial or extra-axial ? - nm
Subject: I use dashes ONLY when the vowels are the same sm
extra-axial
intra-abdominal
but
extraocular
intraorbital
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I think the newest way they like it is with no dash, i.e. followup, not follow-up. Although both are acceptable...
For first poster, you are definitely correct in using followup. :)
I always hyphenate when combining would put two of the same vowels together sm
Subject: I always hyphenate when combining would put two of the same vowels together sm
Like re-enter or re-emphasize. Or extra-axial. Or intra-abdominal.
In another other case, if the meaning is clear and it is not confusing, I do not hyphenate. Most clients seem to prefer minimal hyphenation.
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Subject: Yes, it is hyphenated, salpingo-oophorectomy, it is one word, 3 vowels cannot be together, sm
Google:
Compounds with these prefixes are sometimes (but not always)
hyphenated to avoid doubling a vowel or tripling a consonant or vowel, and sometimes even to prevent initial misreading or mispronunciation.
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