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#2463 Lyrics: add "hard" (always visible) hyphens

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2016-05-31
2012-03-31
Anonymous
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Originally created by: *anonymous

Originally created by: janek.li...@gmail.com
Originally owned by: janek.li...@gmail.com

Reported by Phil Holmes:

Gould, page 448.  "It is acceptable to omit a hyphen between a two-syllable word to save space provided that the word cannot be elided into a single syllable in error.  However, hyphens always clarify text underlay.  It is essential to divide words of more than two sylables with hyphens."

She gives an example of call-ed, where it's often pronounced while singing as two syllables, but is always a single syllable spoken.

Janek's comment:
I'm not sure whether it is always essential to divide words with more than two syllabes.  English is a specific language in this regard, because the spelling and pronunciation are often quite unrelated.  If we consider Latin instead, it is usually very clear how to divide the word into syllabes.

In my opinion we should introduce an always-visible hyphen and let user decide when it should be used.  Suggested syntax: ==
Example of use:
{ The peo == ple that walk == ed in dark -- ness }
{ Hal -- le -- lu -- jah! }

This issue is a part of the Lyrics Project.  See related entries:
issue 2450
issue 2451
issue 2452
issue 2453
issue 2454
issue 2455
issue 2456
issue 2457
issue 2458
issue 2459
issue 2460
issue 2461
issue 2462

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Discussion

  • Google Importer

    Google Importer - 2012-07-08

    Originally posted by: janek.li...@gmail.com

    (No comment was entered for this change.)

    Status: done

     
  • Google Importer

    Google Importer - 2012-07-14

    Originally posted by: PhilEHol...@googlemail.com

    Janek - if you're claiming fixed, please use the status "Fixed" and support it with the evidence of the fix.  Thanks.

    Status: Accepted