Terri,
I've been called the same or similar thing! I hve a degree in English and
am an amateur writer and editor. As soon as co-workers see the red pencil
in my hand (one of my many tasks is to proofread), they become terrified.
;-)
The phrase "to fully-preserve" is wrong for two reasons. The first is one
does not use a hyphen for a verb plus an object; the hyphen is used for
compound modifiers, compound nouns, etc. The second is that there is a
split infinitive--definitely a grammatical faux pas. A better way to
phrase "to fully-preserve" would be "to preserve (object of the verb)
completely".
Just thought I'd throw in my two cents' worth.
Glo:-)
