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Re: [Geiser-users] Corrections for Geiser/doc/repl.texi
From: |
Jose A. Ortega Ruiz |
Subject: |
Re: [Geiser-users] Corrections for Geiser/doc/repl.texi |
Date: |
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:04:17 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Thanks Mark. I've applied most your suggestions below (and the patches
in your previous emails), with the commented exception:
On Mon, Jan 10 2011, Mark Harig wrote:
[...]
> Also, I suggest replacing "a per REPL basis" with "a per-REPL basis."
I have never seen "per" used with an hyphen. I just checked MW's
Dictionary of English Usage, Swan's Practical English Usage and the
OED, and in none of the more two dozen examples they give is there an
hyphen: why do you think hyphenation is (more) correct here?
Cheers,
jao
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