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    use of hyphens in a compound adjective

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    use of hyphens in a compound adjective

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    if the following expression really does exist, where would you put the hyphens?


    The rule book compliant documentation

    The rule book-compliant documentation

    The rule-book-compliant documentation


    Please assume that the expression really does exist! Thanks!

    AuthorAnnaUK (806456) 04 Jul 18, 11:28
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    ...rule-book compliant...

    #1Author Pippilotta007 (1196225) 04 Jul 18, 12:58
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    Others would write rule-book-compliant (but some people object to the string of hyphenated words).

    Still others (who might object to the string above) would write "rule book-compliant."


    My first preference would be my first version (with the string of hyphens), followed by my second version. I would be least likely to use that in #1.


    There are definitely "rules" for how to insert hyphens in such phrases, but they can vary, and in practice are implemented in many versions.


    #2Author hbberlin (420040) 04 Jul 18, 13:05
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    http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/when-use-h...


    "General Principle 3" :


    Most compound adjective rules are applicable only when the compound adjective precedes the term it modifies. If a compound adjective follows the term, do not use a hyphen, because relationships are sufficiently clear without one.

    • client-centered counseling

    but 

    the counseling was client centered

    • t-test results

    but 

    results from t tests

    • same-sex children

    but 

    children of the same sex


    Oder funktioniert das mit dem Bindestrich bei Adjektiven komplett anders als bei Substantiven?

    #3Author Pippilotta007 (1196225) 04 Jul 18, 13:46
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    Rulebook can be all one word, which of course makes the question much easier: rulebook-compliant


    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/e...

    rulebook

    noun [ C usually singular ] UK  /ˈruːl.bʊk/ US  /ˈruːl.bʊk/

    book containing the official rules for an organization or activity


    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...

    rulebookNOUN
    • The regulations or standards of behavior that should be followed in a particular job, organization, or sphere.
    • ‘a lot of bands decided they were going to tear up the rock rulebook and start again’



    #4Author papousek (343122) 04 Jul 18, 14:01
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    If "rule book" is taken as two words, I agree with hbberlin (#2) and likewise prefer "rule-book-compliant documentation"---with his various provisos.

    #5AuthorBion (1092007) 04 Jul 18, 14:08
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    If rewording is not an option, I would prefer "rule-book-compliant", understanding "rule-book" as an optionally hyphenated compound noun that is combined with "compliant" to form a compound adjective preceding the following noun (and therefore with another hyphen).

     

    If, for some reason, I wanted to retain "rule book" as an open compound, and rewording were still not an option, I would possibly write  "rule book–compliant" (using an en-rule rather than a hyphen), but it might depend on the font and the readership. CMS has the example "country music–influenced".

    #6AuthorMikeE (236602) 04 Jul 18, 15:09
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    "country music-influenced" looks very strange to me. What about a fifty-year-long marriage? Or young-people-oriented?

    #7Author sebastianW (382026) 04 Jul 18, 17:06
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    What about a fifty-year-long marriage? Or young-people-oriented?


    I don't think I'd say either one. Instead: a 50-year marriage (or fifty-year marriage) and youth-oriented. Other than that I agree with #2 and #6.

    #8Author dude (253248) 04 Jul 18, 17:30
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    Re #0.


    The rule-book-compliant documentation


    or


    The rule-compliant documentation

    #9AuthorHappyWarrior (964133) 05 Jul 18, 19:38
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    "rule book–compliant" (using an en-rule rather than a hyphen) (#6)


    I've never seen that.

    #10Author Stravinsky (637051) 05 Jul 18, 22:26
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    I've never seen that.


    Well, Chicago do say "This editorial nicety may go unnoticed by the majority of readers ..." (;-)


    And "... nonetheless, it is intended to signal a more comprehensive link than a hyphen would. It should be used sparingly, and only when a more elegant solution is unavailable."

    #11AuthorMikeE (236602) 06 Jul 18, 05:10
     
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