> Are you sure about this? In the written English I'm familiar with,
> "database- and network-enabled" is an acceptable and indeed recommended
> shorthand even in formal writing for "database-enabled and
> network-enabled".
>
> Wikipedia describes this usage here:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphenation#Suspended_hyphens
Reading the wiki article I think you are correct. Does the Ubuntu style guide use this formatting?
I should have mentioned or tagged this as my opinion, rather than fact.
Thanks
Paul
> Are you sure about this? In the written English I'm familiar with, en.wikipedia. org/wiki/ Hyphenation# Suspended_ hyphens
> "database- and network-enabled" is an acceptable and indeed recommended
> shorthand even in formal writing for "database-enabled and
> network-enabled".
>
> Wikipedia describes this usage here:
>
> http://
Reading the wiki article I think you are correct. Does the Ubuntu style guide use this formatting?
I should have mentioned or tagged this as my opinion, rather than fact.
Thanks
Paul