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27 December 2007

How do I phrase this? I'm writing about a school. The school took $41 million dollars to build. I want to throw that fact in as a modifier, but I want it to be evident that building the school is what cost that much, not its yearly operations. "The $41-million dollar XYZ academy" doesn't show that distinction. Thoughts? For some reason my brain can't make this work.
xyz academy's $41M campus....
posted by pieisexactlythree 27 December | 17:47
The school, constructed for $41 million, ...
posted by mischief 27 December | 17:56
You can include it in parenthesis as mischief said, but I don't see how you can include it as a modifier (as in, 'the x school') without hyphenation ad absurdum.
posted by matthewr 27 December | 18:03
Ad absurdum's where I'm at, because I'm trying to jam too much into a few sentences.

The "$41m campus" thing works well. Thanks, all!
posted by occhiblu 27 December | 18:05
The Fitzblagger Academy, with a $41 million price tag, ...
posted by plinth 27 December | 18:25
What mischief said.
posted by shane 27 December | 19:38
Or maybe the $41 million facility?
posted by rhapsodie 27 December | 19:51
[flashes of Rushmore]
posted by scarabic 27 December | 23:13
I wanted to stay away from "constructed" because I think that cost also includes things like computers and lab equipment, not just the physical buildings, which I think "constructed" implies. Maybe? I don't write about capital projects all that much.

We'll see what my boss says about the edits. I may be back later today with requests for new ideas. :-)
posted by occhiblu 28 December | 10:43
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