This is a 2-8/12-year-old (just need one more hyphen between 2 and 8/12
Posted By: MT50 on 2008-01-22
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hyphen only when year old is followed by a noun
Subject: hyphen only when year old is followed by a noun
nm
Since there is already a hyphen in Austin-Moore, I would not use a hyphen before type. jmo
Subject: Since there is already a hyphen in Austin-Moore, I would not use a hyphen before type. jmo
HEENT unchanged x1 year (been the same since year ago)
Subject: HEENT unchanged x1 year (been the same since year ago)
25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
Subject: 25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
25-pack-year is the amount equal to packs smoked per day x number of years smoking, as per BOS and Vera Pyle.
Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
Subject: Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
Subject: 2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
No. It is an 8-year-old boy.
Subject: No. It is an 8-year-old boy.
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73 year old who ...
Subject: 73 year old who ...
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A 62-year-old WM? What's WM? nm
Subject: A 62-year-old WM? What's WM? nm
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year old or -year-old
Subject: year old or -year-old
Received this one back from QA and I think they are incorrect so thought I would pose the question here before possibly being wrong myself. Which is correct?
John is an 8 year old brought to this visit by mother.
John is an 8-year-old brought to this visit by mother.
8-year-old
Subject: 8-year-old
the noun is implied as in 8-year-old boy.
nm its year two
Subject: nm its year two
...Happy New Year!......nm
Subject: ...Happy New Year!......nm
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Looks okay to me. Happy New Year! nm
Subject: Looks okay to me. Happy New Year! nm
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I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm
Subject: I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm
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no. it's an angry 7 year old. thanks though
Subject: no. it's an angry 7 year old. thanks though
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AAMT changes this every year when they want to--sm
Subject: AAMT changes this every year when they want to--sm
sell another version of the BOS. I go with client preferance, which is still spelling out 1-10 and numerical above 10. Dates are spelled out within the body of the report...client preference. AAMT is not the know all end all, just another money grabbing gimic! JMO
I add an "A"....A 42-year-old woman....or
Subject: I add an "A"....A 42-year-old woman....or
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dr says: 26-year-old G4 P 0 to 1 SAB 3 female.sm.
Subject: dr says: 26-year-old G4 P 0 to 1 SAB 3 female.sm.
What is the correct way to transcribe this?
G4 P-0-1 SAB3
G4 P-0-1 sab3
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changed about a year ago
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Very Happy New Year to you too!
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In the year 2000...
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The second one. An Ŝ-year-old" (boy is assumed). nm
Subject: The second one. An Ŝ-year-old" (boy is assumed). nm
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Subject: 20-pack-year vs. 20 pack-year
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20-pack-year
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63-year-3-month-old? nm
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7-year history.....
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I get confused, too! well-defined hypen; the hyphen is well defined. That is how I think of the hyphens, but I'm no BOS guru - just been in the biz for a long time.
I'm used to hyphenating it, too, but last year (I think) = sm
Subject: I'm used to hyphenating it, too, but last year (I think) = sm
our QA told us to stop using the hyphenated form and, indeed, the BOS says not to hyphenate.
25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
nm
1-year history
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or else no hyphen.....sm
Subject: or else no hyphen.....sm
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hyphen
Subject: hyphen
no hyphen
I like to use the hyphen. nm
Subject: I like to use the hyphen. nm
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hyphen or not hyphen
Subject: hyphen or not hyphen
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hyphen or not hyphen
Subject: hyphen or not hyphen
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hyphen or not hyphen
Subject: hyphen or not hyphen
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**hyphen (nm)
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Use it just the way you have it, no hyphen. nm
Subject: Use it just the way you have it, no hyphen. nm
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No hyphen................nm
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no hyphen nm
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hyphen
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Hyphen or not?
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