[libreoffice-documentation] Re: "how-to" or "howto"

[Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com>]

Hi Jean and Dennis

Le 2011-11-05 19:46, Jean Weber a écrit :
> Earlier, I wrote:
> > Unfortunately, no style guide citation is given for the statement 'The
> > correct way to write it in English is "how-to",' and I've been unable
> > to find anything about this in a quick look through my style guides.
> > Another possibility is to use "how-to" as an adjective, not a noun:
> > for example, "a how-to guide" instead of "a how-to" or "a list of
> > how-to guides" instead of "a list of how-tos".
>
> The Merriam-Webster online dictionary and dictionary.com (citing the
> Collins English Dictionary) both give "how-to" as both an adjective
> and a noun, and the plural as "how-tos".
>
> --Jean

Ok, sounds like "how-to" and "how-tos" a the winners. I am used to 
following the adjective rule of hyphenating and it seems to make the 
most sense to me.

Thanks for the help!

Cheers,

Marc



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