Follow-up Comment #10, bug #68765 (group groff): Deri replied via the Savannah mail gateway, but didn't PGP-sign the message, so it didn't get logged here.
Here's Deri.
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On Sunday, 11 October 2026 09:17:08 British Summer Time Dave wrote:
> Follow-up Comment #9, bug #68765 (group groff):
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> [comment #8 comment #8:]
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>> Oh, sorry then - I had no idea such a thing existed. Thanks
>> for an interesting thing to read about :).
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> Agreed: that was an interesting read about something I hadn't known about.
>
> My takeaway from that discussion, however, is that in modern times that
> construction sees use in specific limited circumstances (e.g. UK law) but
> should be avoided otherwise. I think most groff users will perceive it as a
> typo, as Jakub did.
My own rule is that I never use a hyphen after an inline colon (i.e. the list
appears on the same line as the colon), but if there is a paragraph break
following I always use it. I may be "wrong", and I don't know where I
solidified the habit, but my first job after university was examining legal
documents for compliance with pensions law at the Occupational Pensions Board.
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