Carsten Bormann wrote:
"Ad hoc" is two words.
I'd prefer Ad-hoc (still two words) in the adjective position.
I also prefer a few things that are considered incorrect, at least
by standard American English, (e.g., I really think that punctuation
should generally follow the closing quote mark, rather than precede
it). However, I believe that it can quite reasonably be argued
"ad-hoc" is, in fact, wrong.
o It conflicts with common [American] usage.
o It conflicts with common IETF and research community
usage, (although I believe that we have a least one RFC
that presents a unique opinion about which bit is "bit 0",
so maybe this isn't a strong argument...)
o While I really like hyphens, I don't believe that
introducing a hyphen in "ad hoc" reduces ambiguity,
(which I think is the primary motivation for using
hyphens in compound adjectives).
o I don't carry a good dictionary when I travel, but I am
pretty sure that current dictionaries say "ad hoc".
I also understand that the dictionary punctuation takes
precedence over more generation hyphenation rules.
o I also don't carry a style manual when I travel, but I
think that [American] hyphenation rules include a special
clause for things like "ad hoc", (which says that they
don't get hyphenated.
More than you every wanted to know,
-tjs
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