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Grammatical Question - VitaminE - 09-28-2004

Is it 'Pig Fucker' or Pig-Fucker'. I'm gonna send my neighbor a thank you letter and don't want to sound uncivilized.

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Grammatical Question - leucetios - 09-28-2004

no hyphen

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Grammatical Question - VitaminE - 09-28-2004

Thanks!

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Grammatical Question - leucetios - 09-28-2004

of course I could be wrong. I didn' t understand this:

When is it correct to use a hyphen?

1. to make clear the unifying of the sense in compound expressions such as punch-drunk, cost-benefit analysis, or weight-carrying, or compounds in attributive use (that is, in front of the noun), as in an up-to-date list or the well-known performer;

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Grammatical Question - asshat - 09-28-2004

Quote:Originally posted by leucetios@Sep 28 2004, 09:37 PM
of course I could be wrong. I didn' t understand this:

When is it correct to use a hyphen?

1. to make clear the unifying of the sense in compound expressions such as shit-faced, pig-fucker, or son-of-a-bitch, or compounds in attributive use (that is, in front of the noun), as in an up-your-ass or eat-me-raw-balls-and-all;

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Thanks, very helpful. I feel dumber already.

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