On 2025-07-14 at 17:20:08, Elijah Newren wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Since 8277dbe987 (git-compat-util: convert skip_{prefix,suffix}{,_mem}
> > to bool, 2023-12-16) a number of our sting predicates have been
> > returning bool instead of int. Now we've declared that experiment
>
> Now we've -> Now that we've
>
> > a success lets convert the return type the case independent
>
> success lets -> success, let's
> type the -> type of the
>
> > skip_iprefix() and skip_iprefix_mem() functions to match the return
> > type of their case dependent equivalents. Returning bool instead of
>
> I wonder if case-independent and case-dependent should be hyphenated,
> or as separate words as you had them. Anyone know?
I would hyphenate them. The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition, says
in § 7.91, “When compound modifiers (also called phrasal adjectives)
such as _high-profile_ or _book-length_ precede a noun, hyphenation
usually lends clarity. With the exception of proper nouns (such as
_United States_) and compounds formed by an adverb ending in _-ly_ plus
an adjective…, it is never incorrect to hyphenate adjectival compounds
before a noun.”
They go on to state that hyphenation is usually omitted _after_ a noun.
I usually follow this rule in my writing and commit messages and I
haven't gotten any complaints or comments about it, for what it's worth.
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brian m. carlson (they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA
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