Hyphen help
Hello
I'm writing a haiku that contains the following two lines:
my climbing partner now
only rope tugs
I'm thinking that I'd like to hyphenate 'rop tugs' to indicate that in that moment my climbing partner had become for me the tugs on the rope (as he was out of my line of sight). In other words, using tugs as a noun rather than a verb. Would rope-tugs therefore be correct?
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AndyHubball Would rope-tugs therefore be correct? It's your poem. Only you can judge.
- AndyHubball Would rope-tugs therefore be correct?
- It's your poem.
- Only you can judge.
- If you want to venture into that realm, you have to stride forward head held high.
- You can sprinkle it with doodles if you choose, or use mirror writing for parts.
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AndyHubballWould rope-tugs therefore be correct?
It's your poem. Only you can judge. If you want to venture into that realm, you have to stride forward head held high. You can sprinkle it with doodles if you choose, or use mirror writing for parts. All bets are off, and you're on your own, but if you feel you have to resort to punctuation to fix your words,
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