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pyuser583 • last Thursday at 6:41 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Me too. Good style says to avoid creating words with dashes - it’s Un-American. But clarity matters more than rules.

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gilrain • last Thursday at 7:09 PM

Is there any American style guide that insists hyphens be avoided even when a closed compound would cause ambiguity? I follow Chicago, but I imagine other style guides also already emphasise clarity.

mortehu • last Thursday at 7:15 PM

Wouldn't "code sign" be two words in English? And "code signing" rather than "code sign"?

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