[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43784: No space between two words in a sentence on Media Setting page.

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#43784: No space between two words in a sentence on Media Setting page.
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 Reporter:  pratikthink                |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:
Component:  Text Changes               |     Version:  2.7
 Severity:  minor                      |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by danieltj):

 * keywords:  has-screenshots 2nd-opinion has-patch needs-testing => has-
     screenshots has-patch
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Future Release =>


Comment:

 As much as I hate to admit it because it looks so wrong having a lone
 hyphen like that, it seems to be correct English. For what it's worth,
 this seems to be known as a ''**suspended hyphen**''.

 > The standard way to deal with this in English is your second example,
 "off- or on-topic". Another example of where the hyphen would be preserved
 for both forms of the hyphenated word might be pre- and post-
 >
 > `The pre- and post-match responses of the soccer fans were markedly
 different.`

 [https://english.stackexchange.com/a/27708 Source]

 Thanks @netweb

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