Roping Thoughts Together

a: The hyphen ~
b: a piece of rope

What: "Compounding the word with a hyphen is like tying them together with a piece of rope, forming a new word with a new meaning, or at least separating it from the meaning the words would have separately, to be able to more closely define the intention behind the sentence itself."

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Writer: Jackiepro
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 11 2013 5:42 PM


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