Thread: Stylistic changes to a text?
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:19 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by griffonwing View Post
Also, if memory serves, a phrase is correct as "5- or 6-inch", not "5 or 6-inch".

If a phrase has dashes, and you are listing them as options, then include the dash after each one.

At least, this was that way that I had learned it in HS and College grammar.
suspensive or suspended hyphens - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen#Suspended_hyphens
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