"McGonegle, Ann" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>  I work in a hospital setting and some educational material we created
>has been caught in the public relations department over spelling issues.
>PR wanted breastfeeding as two words but they have acquiesced on that
>one. They won't give up the battle on breast-fed (hyphenated) and breast
>milk (two words).

I'm guessing they are using a standard dictionary, such as 
Merriam-Webster, that has breast-feed; the AMA style guide also 
dictates the hyphen. A PR department probably uses the AP style guide 
though, and that one doesn't say one way or the other. At any rate, 
the PR people believe they are on very firm ground.

However, if they've acquiesced on breastfeeding, then I don't 
understand why breastfed wouldn't follow. What is their rationale on 
breastfeeding being okay, but breastfed being verboten?

I'll ask on my copyediting list (or copy-editing list . . . the war 
on hyphens is not confined to the field of lactation!).

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Science Writer & Editor in the Life Sciences
Madison, Wisconsin
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