Bob W wrote: > Hyphens! > > In British English I would expect the following: > > "Yophoto specializes in quality photobooks using state-of-the-art > printing presses and an in-house finishing team" > > but perhaps they are using a different style guide.
Ah, good point! I overlooked the hyphenation entirely. I have the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage here. It shows both hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of "state of the art" as acceptable but prefers hyphens when it's used as an adjective, as in the example we're looking at here. No mention of "in house" at all, I'm afraid. I'll have to get a Chicago Manual of Style for home. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
