Should “64 Slice Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography Program” be hyphenated “64-Slice”?

A. Yes, hyphenate. Sounds messy.

April Q&A Q. I am assisting with the editing of a book. Several sources have been used, and the author would like to include others as suggested reading.

For the sake of space, he would like to have just one bibliographic list. Is that acceptable? If so, should any type of notation be made indicating which books were actually used for research?

A. It’s conventional to have one list. Bibliographies often consist of works consulted plus other sources, so there is no need to explain this or identify which books were used.

Q. My question relates to commonly used Latin terms. Does one hyphenate if the phrase is used as a compound modifier?

Examples: “The board has four ex officio members.” “Ad hoc committee members do not participate in executive sessions.” A. Latin terms are not usually hyphenated when used as modifiers, perhaps because they used to be (and often still are) set in italics.

In any case, the eye groups the Latin terms naturally enough ... more.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.

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