tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33105043.post7020914085347932536..comments2023-06-21T17:03:58.594-03:00Comments on Ultra Fine Flair: Gale Force WindsGillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07901774320923486057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33105043.post-2720780234722248302007-04-17T13:20:00.000-03:002007-04-17T13:20:00.000-03:00Up (and over) here, the fishermen and sailors just...Up (and over) here, the fishermen and sailors just say "it's blowing a gale", which sounds more like "blownagale".<BR/><BR/>And are you going to tell me that pylon is a Canadianism? If so, a whole lot of people didn't get that Lays Potato Chips commercial where Mark Messier's shinny team is called The Pylons. Or possibly it only aired in Canada, and we all understood just fine.themikestandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078767474543020235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33105043.post-52728222763800159082007-04-15T14:21:00.000-03:002007-04-15T14:21:00.000-03:00I think the question of when to hyphenate an adjec...I think the question of when to hyphenate an adjectival noun phrase (which I have arbitrarily decided is the best way to designate this) is subject to rules of customary usage which are not quite as hard and fast as other grammatical rules - check this <A HREF="http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/042703.htm" REL="nofollow">Web site</A> which in turn cites the Texas Law Review Manual of Style and the Chicago Manual of Style as its authorities. The hyphen is called for when there is potential for ambiguity ("large print paper" is their example), but "gale force winds" probably does not need it under that rule.Bob Bannisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04543970222831915315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33105043.post-23195060249906754432007-04-15T13:52:00.000-03:002007-04-15T13:52:00.000-03:00There is a hyphen...only it couldn't stand up to t...There is a hyphen...only it couldn't stand up to the GALE FORCE WINDS!<BR/> <BR/> -<BR/> (hyphen being carried off)<b>HBY</b>https://www.blogger.com/profile/00092210142238794717noreply@blogger.com