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authorhe <he@NetBSD.org>2008-01-25 13:40:56 +0000
committerhe <he@NetBSD.org>2008-01-25 13:40:56 +0000
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I'm guessing that there should be no space between the hyphen and
the second word in "hand-lettered".
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@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ Answer: The apostrophe is used mainly in hand-lettered small business
signs to alert the reader than an "S" is coming up at the end of a
word, as in: WE DO NOT EXCEPT PERSONAL CHECK'S, or: NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY ITEM'S. Another important grammar concept to bear in mind when
-creating hand- lettered small-business signs is that you should put
+creating hand-lettered small-business signs is that you should put
quotation marks around random words for decoration, as in "TRY" OUR HOT
DOG'S, or even TRY "OUR" HOT DOG'S.
-- Dave Barry, "Tips for Writer's"