I've come across a heading I don't know how to punctuate:
10 Questions for Betty Smith – Author, Chocolate and Money Lover
Obviously she is a lover of chocolate and money, but am not sure how/whether to use commas or hyphens here. Any ideas?
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Since what follows her name is an appositive, I would use a comma in the usual way—but rephrase it in order to accommodate that. 10 Questions for Betty Smith, Author and Lover of Chocolate and Money. However, there is no right answer to this; there will be a lot of different opinions.– Jason BassfordCommented Jun 7, 2019 at 19:35
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1Thanks for this. I wasn't even sure what to google for the list after her name. 'Appositive' it is ;)– Autumn WüstenblumeCommented Jun 8, 2019 at 6:51
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My rule on this is to pick one and then stick to it. In a situation with multiple authors, say an office, it usually means a short but intense discussion about choices, then a compromise. The biggest thing is to not switch back and forth, especially in a single document.
My preference for this would be to slightly rewrite, say along the lines of one of these, the choice depending on the tone I was trying to set.
10 Questions for Betty Smith – Author, Lover of Chocolate and Money 10 Questions for Betty Smith – Avaricious Author, Chocolate Lover 10 Questions for Author Betty Smith
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Not clear how this is an answer to the question. Maybe that is why someone downvoted this answer. Commented Jun 7, 2019 at 21:58