RE: Spelling

[Dave Derenzo <dave@uic.edu>]

The first two are right but I'm not certain about the last.  I do not 
profess to be a grammar expert.  Questions . . .  Is "x ray" one or two 
words?  Is "x-ray" one or two words?

At 03:47 PM 02/29/2000 -0600, you wrote:

>The x rays from the x-ray machine were discovered by Roentgen, who named
>them X-rays.
>
>Did I get that right?
>
>John Hamrick
>Umetco Minerals Corporation


Dave Derenzo, RSO (dave@uic.edu)
UIC Radiation Safety Section, M/C 932
Phones: Voice (312) 996-1177  Fax: (312) 996-8776

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