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The mandated adoption of ‘inch’ demands consideration of hyphenation. Deliberate hyphenation can help dispel ambiguity, but can, in some eyes, appear fussy. Some editors are hyphen-averse, and some gun- and military-focused editors note that hyphenation of ‘caliber’ is inconsistent even in
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