On 14/07/2025 22:14, brian m. carlson wrote:
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:
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.
Thanks for that - I'll hyphenate them then.
Thank you also to Elijah and Eric for the typo fixes - I seem to have
had my brain turned off when I proofread this message.
Phillip
