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redPen 
"Because I said so!"
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 Posted - 03/03/2007 : 05:33:33
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No offense to Kolo, but I just read this "Antwone Fisher" review in passing:
Foster mother fucks-up Fisher.
Question: How does this qualify as four words? The hyphen doesn't belong there (sorry, editor in me can't resist), and I've even had reviews rejected when a hyphen DID belong in a phrase that the MERPs read as five words!
. . . or is this another case of "MERPs will be MERPs"???
By the way, I've never really asked before: What does "MERP" stand for?
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 05:46:02
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Multiple Editor Review Processor? Or something....
You're right, the dictionary shows "fuck up" as two words. You should report it as "more than four words". Well spotted...
I'd say someone fucked-up.  |
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chazbo 
"Outta This Fuckin' Place"
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 16:29:24
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I've often wondered whether there are any official (or unofficial) rules for hyphen use.
What if the review were written as: Foster mother, fucked-up Fisher.
Are hyphenated adjectives considered one word?
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lemmycaution 
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 21:05:15
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quote:
Originally posted by chazbo
I've often wondered whether there are any official (or unofficial) rules for hyphen use.
What if the review were written as: Foster mother, fucked-up Fisher.
Are hyphenated adjectives considered one word?
Dictionary.com would seem to think so:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fucked-up |
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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 23:16:14
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| I'm not sure that that dictionary entry is really accurate, in that I don't think fucked up should be hyphenated in predicative position. However, it should definitely be hyphenated in attributive position, as in chazbo's example. Hyphenating the verb is highly unlikely to ever come into accepted usage, since "fucks Fisher up" is possible, i.e. fucks and up have to be separate words. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 23:16:43
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| This thread would be better in Site Maintenance, by the way. |
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redPen
"Because I said so!"
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Posted - 03/07/2007 : 10:38:56
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I agree, Sal. If someone could explain how to "move" a thread, I'd be happy to oblige . . . or, if it's possible for someone other than the thread's originator to do so, feel free!
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 03/07/2007 : 16:29:18
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I'm pretty sure that "fuck-up" can qualify as a single hyphenated word, but that's only when it's used as a noun. For example, one who fucks up on a regular basis might be refered to as a fuck-up. "Mike fucked up the project again. I can't believe what a fuck-up he is."
But that's only useful for future reference, as this particular usage is most definitely not as a noun, but as an operative verb. That's five words there. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/08/2007 : 09:44:01
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Originally posted by Downtown
I'm pretty sure that "fuck-up" can qualify as a single hyphenated word, but that's only when it's used as a noun.
Yep, there's no doubt about that. |
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Four Word Limit????
