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A Hyphens & Word Order Can Make All The Difference

A Hyphens & Word Order Can Make All The Difference

A Hyphens & Word Order Can Make All The Difference

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Second paragraph:
The skiff was no match for the missile-guided frigate USS Nicholas, which returned fire and quickly chased down the boat.

I didn't think Frigates were that fast.


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RE: A Hyphens & Word Order Can Make All The Difference

Doesn't need to be fast - all you need is to cross-connect the uplink from the fire-control computer to the missile battery and the downlink from the hand steering unit to the rudder servo amp and life suddenly gets busy for the watchkeepers.

(wouldn't it be fun if both were signalled in the same format)

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RE: A Hyphens & Word Order Can Make All The Difference

MM..it amazes me how poorly some editors do their jobs.  Something like that should NEVER get past a good editor.  I suppose they look for grammar and typos, not context.

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