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Inconsistent nitpicky QA drives me to drink... - lindalou59

Posted: May 09, 2014

I got a QA who "corrects" me and hyphenates "poorly differentiated." - just anuther MT

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You don't hyphenate words that end in -ly.

I learned that in fifth grade, I think.

Try and let it roll if you can, or you will go crazy.

And those who give you the worst dictators - nm

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Worst dictators - Fatigued Fingers

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I have had nothing but the worst dictators for the past 3 days. It is any wonder I can barely tolerate a job I used to love?

I got dinged for.... - lindalou59

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For not hyphenating up to date.

I got dinged for hyphenating it - anon

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Go figure. No consistency whatsoever.

Both are correct or incorrect depending on sentence structure - go figure

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The vaccinations are currently up to date.

The medication list includes up-to-date information.

From link below:

--With compound adjectives formed from the adverb well and a participle (e.g. well-known), or from a phrase (e.g. up-to-date), you should use a hyphen when the compound comes before the noun:

well-known brands of coffee

an up-to-date account

but not when the compound comes after the noun:

His music was also well known in England.

Their figures are up to date.--

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