In article <mfkg5s$jc4$5@speranza.aioe.org>, Jaakov
<jaakov_REMOVEIT@DELETEIT_ro.ru> writes:
> For the equation
> term_1 = term_2,
> which one is correct English:
> - "left side of the equation" or
> - "left hand side of the equation"
> for term_1? I saw both in literature.
The first is OK. The second is not. What would also be OK:
"the left-hand side of the equation". Leaving out a dash between two
words which are used as an adjective together is one of the most common
mistakes, also among native speakers.
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