Talk:Hit and run

Latest comment: 4 years ago by GeoffreyT2000 in topic Requested move 18 December 2019

This article needs indefinite semi-protection

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This article is currently subject to frequent vandalism, with large portions disappearing for months at a time. I request any available administrator to impose semi-protection indefinitely until the issue is brought under control. --Coolcaesar (talk) 07:36, 25 March 2009 (UTC)Reply


The punishment for hit and runs is not "DEATH". This article has been vandalized. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.196.166.93 (talk) 19:31, 31 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

Photoshop

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The photo in this article is pretty silly... — RockMFR 00:47, 12 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: move. -- tariqabjotu 05:34, 31 July 2013 (UTC)Reply


– The "vehicular" usage is clearly the primary meaning and the meaning from which all other topics at the disambiguation page derive their name. It's silly to have to specify "(vehicular)" in the title. Theoldsparkle (talk) 15:04, 24 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Hyphens in title?

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Should this article be named "Hit and run" (current name) or the hyphenated form "Hit-and-run" (as first used in the article itself, though inconsistently thereafter)?

Normally, we'd follow WP:COMMONNAME for this, but sources do not appear consistent.

I think the hyphenated form is more grammatically correct, especially as commonly used in noun phrases like "a hit-and-run driver", where the term as a whole is used as single adjective for the following noun(s).

Comments? --A D Monroe III(talk) 17:31, 17 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

I agree completely that it should be "Hit-and-run." - Julietdeltalima (talk) 20:56, 17 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 18 December 2019

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 21:40, 2 January 2020 (UTC)Reply


Hit and runHit-and-run – Per above, including hyphens is more grammatically correct, especially as often used as an adjective, and appears more common in use, at least according to this Ngram A D Monroe III(talk) 20:06, 18 December 2019 (UTC)Relisted. – Ammarpad (talk) 10:41, 26 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

I don't understand this argument. No one is suggesting using an adjective here. When hyphenated, it's a noun phrase, which fits NOUN. --A D Monroe III(talk) 03:35, 2 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
  • Oppose per Dekimasu. When used as an isolated noun, this phrase should not be hyphenated. "He was injured in a hit and run". The hyphens only appear when it becomes an adjective. "He was injured in a hit-and-run incident".  — Amakuru (talk) 16:22, 2 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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