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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

hyphenated noun

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00I am interested in the logic of this kind of noun where it is hyphenated with one, two, or more hyphens. What are the criteria for using it in a sentence?02br
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00I think CalifJim used (wrote) this in one of his posts:02br
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00..., even at the beginning of 01u00the 02u00story-inside-a-story.02br
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02br 02br 00I am tired of his I-didn't-mean-to-hurt-you line he gives me after every fight. 02br 02br 00I am tired of his "I didn't mean to hurt you" line he gives me after every fight. 02br 02br 00Because it is a specific thing, it needs an article before it; use "a" or "the" or the "his"0-

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  • 02br 02br 00I am tired of his I-didn't-mean-to-hurt-you line he gives me after every fight.
  • 02br 02br 00I am tired of his "I didn't mean to hurt you" line he gives me after every fight.
  • 02br 02br 00Because it is a specific thing, it needs an article before it; use "a" or "the" or the "his"0-
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0He 01u00could02u00 have put quotes around it 02br
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00We are all interested in the "story inside the story" that she plans to tell.02br
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00I am tired of his I-didn't-mean-to-hurt-you line he gives me after every fight. 02br
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00I am tired of his "I didn't mean to hurt you" line he gives me after every f
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