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Linguistic Preference

Posted By: mamabear
Date: Thursday, 29 September 2011, at 5:37 p.m.

In Response To: Linguistic Preference (Steve Mellen)

Hyphen preference is also illustrated there, yes, but might need further clarifications:

1. If I shorten "five point prime" to "five-prime", I use the hyphen, but not if I spell it out. In general, when writing for backgammon cognoscenti, I like five-prime, six-prime etc. better than the spelled-out form, but it's not a big deal to me. For beginners and others who haven't read much yet, I think spelling it out clarifies it a bit.

2. Another case where I'd use a hyphen: "Slot the 3 point with one of those 5-point spares." In other words, when it's an adjective instead of a noun.

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