Keyser-Soeze Phenomenon

[Federico Escobar]

Amy,

But wouldn't this name work as a phrasal adjective in this case, so that we
would leave it unhyphenated?

If so, the pertinent rule is CMOS16 5.91: "When a proper name begins a
phrasal adjective, the name is not hyphenated {the Monty Python school of
comedy}." Garner takes up the point in GMAU, under "phrasal adjectives," F,
with this example: Terry Maher strategy (no hyphens or en dashes).

F.



On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:

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> On 6/3/11 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> > Date:    Thu, 2 Jun 2011 19:53:38 -0400
> > From:    Jonathan Lighter<wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Re: Keyser-Soeze Phenomenon
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> > High-school kids.  Major-league baseball (before it was trademarked).
> > African-American vernacular English.
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> > JL
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> Yeah, but I think according to Chicago Manual of Style, what it should
> be is:
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> Keyser Soeze<ndash>phenomenon
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> Because the first element is an open compound, because as pointed out,
> it's a first-last name combo, not a last-last name combo.
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> (see CMS 15, 6.85)
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