Return-Path: <root> Received: (from root@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f7VBuxI11405 for health-archive@nifl.gov; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:56:59 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200108311156.f7VBuxI11405@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from imo-m04.mx.aol.com (imo-m04.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.7]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f7RCPPf19640 for <nifl-health@nifl.gov>; Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:25:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Lendoak@aol.com by imo-m04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v31_r1.4.) id p.6d.19538f16 (2174) for <nifl-health@nifl.gov>; Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:25:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Lendoak@aol.com Message-ID: <6d.19538f16.28bb962b@aol.com> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:25:15 EDT Subject: Re: [NIFL-HEALTH:3312] hyphen or no? eply To: nifl-health@nifl.gov Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_6d.19538f16.28bb962b_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10536 Resent-From: root@literacy.nifl.gov Resent-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:56:59 -0400 Resent-To: health-archive@nifl.gov Status: O Content-Length: 1278 Lines: 40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Sandra and list surv, Yes, we like hyphens too; they seem to jazz up the language and make it a bit more action oriented. But... Readability formulas, at least some of them, count hypenated words as one word. Thus, if you use a lot of hypens you will get a higher readability score fo the text. It may or may not actually be harder to read, but the score will be higher. best wishes, Len and Ceci Doak PLA Inc.
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