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Comment by Jennie Ann on October 14, 2009 at 10:47

I'm working on a transcript about Department of Homeland Security. They spell the word "cybersecurity" as one word all over their website, to include the names of the various departments and agencies under the Department of Homeland Security.

However, in this meeting, the working groups have the word "Cyber Security" in their title as two words. Yet, DHS, the sponsor of this meeting, spells it as one word. For example, this is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, according to DHS.

They did the same thing with "Cross Sector." They titled some presentations with "Cross Sector" such-and-such group as two words, but I usually hyphenate "cross-sector."

I am trying to be consistent within the transcript, but I've got "Cybersecurity" and "Cyber Security" and "Cross Sector" and "cross-sector."

Any suggestions how to handle the inconsistencies? Should I just roll with it and forget how it looks?

Comment by Christine Kirley on September 30, 2009 at 10:04

Jennie
I would also go with B.

Comment by Jennie Ann on September 30, 2009 at 9:46

Thanks, Janet. My mind is so cluttered this morning. I need to defrag my brain right now. LOL!

Comment by Janet on September 30, 2009 at 6:03

I had something similar recently, and I chose Example B.

Comment by Jennie Ann on September 30, 2009 at 5:57

I cannot figure out how best to hyphenate this, and if it only came up once, I wouldn't worry so much, but this phrase is used several times.

This is one full sentence with the phrase at the end:

"At its first issue, the workgroup analzyed the pandemic H1N1 influenza preparedness planning of Federal agencies with special emphasis on occupational-safety-and-health-related aspects."

Should there be hyphens there?

Example A. occupational-safety-and-health-related aspects
Example B. occupational safety and health-related aspects
Example C. occupational safety and health related aspects (no hyphen)

What say you?

Comment by LeAnne Law on September 28, 2009 at 20:05

Thanks, Brenda.

Comment by Brenda Rogers on September 28, 2009 at 20:01

adverb: with everything included or counted ("Altogether he earns close to a million dollars")

From Common English Errors http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/altogether.html

Comment by LeAnne Law on September 28, 2009 at 19:55

How long altogether was she in the office?
or
How long all together was she in the office?

Comment by Cynthia Dunbar on August 22, 2009 at 23:49

Well, I won't worry about it too much...but thank you for the thoughts! It's not quite like worrying about how to properly capture "fo' shizzle" in a transcript, but it's close. :)

Comment by Brenda Rogers on August 22, 2009 at 23:29

LOL Debi! I didn't see your post before mine. I've seen and used all's before. "All as" was referenced in the article that Cynthia linked. Let's just hope it doesn't become as acceptable as towards!

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