For too long, I've been confused by AP's style on "non-." It's rare that I've seen consistency in papers (See non-member/nonmember or
non-farm/
nonfarm). Can anyone help?<p>AP: "No hyphen when forming a compound that does not have special meaning and can be understood if not is used before the base word. Use a hyphen, however, before proper nouns or in awkward combinations, such as non-nuclear."<p>Does this imply eliminating the hyphen from everything but proper nouns or words that start with N?<p>[ April 18, 2004: Message edited by: ram280 ]</p>