Comments on: The this-is-how-to-use-a-hyphen-correctly entry http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/14/the-this-is-how-to-use-a-hyphen-correctly-entry/ language + usage Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The en dash and em dash or How two goldfish came into — and quickly exited — my pre-wedding life « Bloody Well Write http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/14/the-this-is-how-to-use-a-hyphen-correctly-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-112 The en dash and em dash or How two goldfish came into — and quickly exited — my pre-wedding life « Bloody Well Write Wed, 06 May 2009 21:48:11 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=306#comment-112 [...] kinds of dashes: en dashes and em dashes. (Hyphens are not really dashes and are thus relegated to a separate entry.) The em dash began as the length of a “typical” m and the en dash began as the length of a [...] [...] kinds of dashes: en dashes and em dashes. (Hyphens are not really dashes and are thus relegated to a separate entry.) The em dash began as the length of a “typical” m and the en dash began as the length of a [...]

]]> By: bloodywellwrite http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/14/the-this-is-how-to-use-a-hyphen-correctly-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-109 bloodywellwrite Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:55:22 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=306#comment-109 Ha, good one. Nope, I don't. Apple chose the <em>i</em> naming convention to go along with all of its other iProducts (iMac, iTunes, etc.). Rumor has it that the <em>i</em> first was meant to imply <em>Internet</em>, but the more personal meaning of<em> I</em> (as in <em>me</em>, <em>my personal _________</em> (<em>computer, music, phone</em>, etc.) is the majority-rules definition these days. However it began, though, is irrelevant because it's the chosen name. You can name your product whatever you'd like and it doesn't have to conform to any AP Stylebook rules. If it does, cool. But iPods have sufficiently added to Apple's back pocket without a nod to my hallowed stylebook; so be it. Wish I would've thought of it! Ha, good one. Nope, I don’t. Apple chose the i naming convention to go along with all of its other iProducts (iMac, iTunes, etc.). Rumor has it that the i first was meant to imply Internet, but the more personal meaning of I (as in me, my personal _________ (computer, music, phone, etc.) is the majority-rules definition these days. However it began, though, is irrelevant because it’s the chosen name. You can name your product whatever you’d like and it doesn’t have to conform to any AP Stylebook rules. If it does, cool. But iPods have sufficiently added to Apple’s back pocket without a nod to my hallowed stylebook; so be it. Wish I would’ve thought of it!

]]> By: masseylinguists http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/14/the-this-is-how-to-use-a-hyphen-correctly-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-108 masseylinguists Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:06:26 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=306#comment-108 Do you send e-mails to apple about I-pods to the nth degree? Do you send e-mails to apple about I-pods to the nth degree?

]]> By: bloodywellwrite http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/14/the-this-is-how-to-use-a-hyphen-correctly-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-107 bloodywellwrite Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:26:27 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=306#comment-107 Don't shoot the messenger, but the hyphen in ratios is AP Stylebook's preference. I do see your point, though, because the colon in ratios is everywhere I look on the Net. Your email argument, while having the numbers to back it up,is one I can't get behind — at least not yet. I suppose there is always a first time for everything. And the cents key: If you're on a Mac, it's Option+4 (¢). Ta-da! Don’t shoot the messenger, but the hyphen in ratios is AP Stylebook’s preference. I do see your point, though, because the colon in ratios is everywhere I look on the Net. Your email argument, while having the numbers to back it up,is one I can’t get behind — at least not yet. I suppose there is always a first time for everything. And the cents key: If you’re on a Mac, it’s Option+4 (¢). Ta-da!

]]> By: Dave http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/14/the-this-is-how-to-use-a-hyphen-correctly-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Dave Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:43:46 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=306#comment-106 in the literature (SAE pubs for example, or Road and Track) I've always seen ratios expressed with colons, not hyphens. The odds were 5:1 against. A turbo-charged engine usually has a compression ratio below 9:1. Also: I think that email may be a special case due to the overwhelming preponderance of users of the term (vs. say: the Z particle), combined with the 'shorthand' aesthetic of the medium (i.e. email users typically don't want to find the hyphen key when sending an email). Just my two cents. (My next request: why isn't there a cents key anymore? Where/when did it go? in the literature (SAE pubs for example, or Road and Track) I’ve always seen ratios expressed with colons, not hyphens.

The odds were 5:1 against.

A turbo-charged engine usually has a compression ratio below 9:1.

Also: I think that email may be a special case due to the overwhelming preponderance of users of the term (vs. say: the Z particle), combined with the ’shorthand’ aesthetic of the medium (i.e. email users typically don’t want to find the hyphen key when sending an email).

Just my two cents.

(My next request: why isn’t there a cents key anymore? Where/when did it go?

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