Comments - Punctuation question/opinion - CSRNation2024-03-29T15:12:22Zhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1736041%3ABlogPost%3A1016068&xn_auth=noHere's a couple comments from…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-13:1736041:Comment:10187682009-05-13T04:40:53.996ZLindsay Pinkhamhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/LindsayPinkham
Here's a couple comments from my punctuation bible, the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition, regarding hyphenating compounds:<br />
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"When no ambiguity could result, as in <i>public welfare administration</i> or <i>graduate student housing</i>, hyphenation is not mandatory, though it is quite acceptable and preferred by many writers and editors."<br />
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I think "Bates stamp" is a recognized enough phrase that you don't need the hyphen in No. 1.<br />
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However, in No. 2, I personally do put a hyphen, just for…
Here's a couple comments from my punctuation bible, the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition, regarding hyphenating compounds:<br />
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"When no ambiguity could result, as in <i>public welfare administration</i> or <i>graduate student housing</i>, hyphenation is not mandatory, though it is quite acceptable and preferred by many writers and editors."<br />
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I think "Bates stamp" is a recognized enough phrase that you don't need the hyphen in No. 1.<br />
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However, in No. 2, I personally do put a hyphen, just for clarity and to head<br />
off any possible ambiguity.<br />
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As for No. 3, the Manual says compounds consisting of a noun plus gerund (e.g. decision making, mountain climbing) are generally <i>not</i> hyphenated in the noun form, but are hyphenated in the adjective form (decision-making policy).<br />
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And for No. 4: hyphenated before a noun, otherwise open (a Bates-stamped document, a document that is Bates stamped).<br />
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I highly recommend the Chicago Manual of Style. All questions are resolved! Bates-stamped document is hyp…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-11:1736041:Comment:10175482009-05-11T21:04:24.387ZRebecca Blascohttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/RebeccaBlasco
Bates-stamped document is hyphenated because stamped ends in 'ed' and the next word is a noun. I can't remember the precise rule, but that's basically it. I would not hyphenate any of the other ones.<br />
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Hope that helps.
Bates-stamped document is hyphenated because stamped ends in 'ed' and the next word is a noun. I can't remember the precise rule, but that's basically it. I would not hyphenate any of the other ones.<br />
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Hope that helps. I have never seen it hyphenat…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-11:1736041:Comment:10169702009-05-11T11:49:48.352ZNaola "Sam" Vaughnhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/NaolaVaughn
I have never seen it hyphenated either, and my scopist was hyphenating it according to Morson's - plus some; so I wanted to know what everyone else did.
I have never seen it hyphenated either, and my scopist was hyphenating it according to Morson's - plus some; so I wanted to know what everyone else did. Back when I was a legal secre…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-11:1736041:Comment:10168802009-05-11T02:43:13.418ZRosalie DeLeonardishttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/RosalieHenshall
Back when I was a legal secretary in the 1980s I don't remember the attorneys or any secretary ever putting a hypen on Bates stamp, Bates stamped doucment, et cetera.
Back when I was a legal secretary in the 1980s I don't remember the attorneys or any secretary ever putting a hypen on Bates stamp, Bates stamped doucment, et cetera. Sam, I'm probably overthinkin…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-10:1736041:Comment:10166672009-05-10T16:59:16.009ZBrenda Rogershttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/BrendaRogers
Sam, I'm probably overthinking it, but this was my process. "Tape recording" is a noun, the actual magnetic recording on magnetic tape; "tape-record" is the verb. I was looking at the term in your sentence as a verb rather than a noun, but I get tangled up in those sometimes. I'll go with the majority here: 2 and 4.
Sam, I'm probably overthinking it, but this was my process. "Tape recording" is a noun, the actual magnetic recording on magnetic tape; "tape-record" is the verb. I was looking at the term in your sentence as a verb rather than a noun, but I get tangled up in those sometimes. I'll go with the majority here: 2 and 4. Hi. I'm new here. I just like…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-10:1736041:Comment:10166332009-05-10T15:19:29.794ZRandy Renier Espinozahttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/RandyRenierEspinoza
Hi. I'm new here. I just like to post my opinion. I would hyphenate Numbers 2 and 4. In No. 2, "Bates stamped" is used as a compount verb used as an adjective. In No. 4, I think "Bates stamp" still functions as an adjective, only that it appears after the noun it modifies.
Hi. I'm new here. I just like to post my opinion. I would hyphenate Numbers 2 and 4. In No. 2, "Bates stamped" is used as a compount verb used as an adjective. In No. 4, I think "Bates stamp" still functions as an adjective, only that it appears after the noun it modifies. Bates stamping is an action.…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-10:1736041:Comment:10164952009-05-10T11:18:04.493ZNaola "Sam" Vaughnhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/NaolaVaughn
Bates stamping is an action. You can't just be Batesing, but you can be stamping. I'm trying to think of other two-word verbs, such as tape recording, rear ending, etc.
Bates stamping is an action. You can't just be Batesing, but you can be stamping. I'm trying to think of other two-word verbs, such as tape recording, rear ending, etc. So that takes care of 2 and 4…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-10:1736041:Comment:10164432009-05-10T03:19:49.354ZBrenda Rogershttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/BrendaRogers
So that takes care of 2 and 4. 3 I'd need to research, but it seems like it should be hyphenated, following the word "the." Bates isn't doing the stamping; it's a unit: the Bates-stamping.
So that takes care of 2 and 4. 3 I'd need to research, but it seems like it should be hyphenated, following the word "the." Bates isn't doing the stamping; it's a unit: the Bates-stamping. Morson's Rule 148:
A Bates-s…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-10:1736041:Comment:10164392009-05-10T03:14:16.479ZJenny Griffin, RMR CRR CCRR CRChttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/JennyLGriffin
Morson's Rule 148:<br />
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A Bates-stamped exhibit. An exhibit that is Bates-stamped.<br />
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That's the only example I can find. Now I really want to know about the other options!
Morson's Rule 148:<br />
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A Bates-stamped exhibit. An exhibit that is Bates-stamped.<br />
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That's the only example I can find. Now I really want to know about the other options! What Trina said. I'm inclined…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-05-10:1736041:Comment:10164352009-05-10T03:04:20.615ZBrenda Rogershttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/BrendaRogers
What Trina said. I'm inclined to hyphenate 3 also.<br />
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BAFRP - Bates stamp
What Trina said. I'm inclined to hyphenate 3 also.<br />
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BAFRP - Bates stamp