tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post592742899223529318..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Criminal Sentence 365: Buy By, Error(s)The Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-51407885065744092362010-04-05T08:55:15.661-07:002010-04-05T08:55:15.661-07:00I should have clarified that the second hyphen sho...I should have clarified that the second hyphen should be a space.<br />Thanks for paying close attention!The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-79270249632932662542010-03-31T09:13:40.871-07:002010-03-31T09:13:40.871-07:00Error 1 — no hyphen? Well, technically that's ...Error 1 — no hyphen? Well, technically that's correct: the symbol used should not be a hyphen. But it should also NOT be simply nothing. The correct punctuation in this case is an en dash: 15–17. As for the next hyphen, that one is not needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com