Re: [patch] minor fixes to gconvert inline API docs

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

"Matthias Clasen" <matthiasc poet de> writes:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Owen Taylor" <otaylor redhat com>
> To: "Sven Neumann" <sven gimp org>
> Cc: <gtk-devel-list gnome org>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [patch] minor fixes to gconvert inline API docs
> 
> >  nul-terminated is preferred over nul terminated, because in
> >  best practice, compound adjectives in English are hyphenated.
> 
> Does this imply that 'newly-allocated' is preferred over 'newly allocated' 
> and similar ?

[ drifting off into english-usage-list gnome org    ]

I would say so, though it's partly a matter of style.  It doesn't
matter much when you are modifying an adjective with an adverb, but
compare:

 a red-carpeted room
 a red carpeted room

Regards,
                                        Owen