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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Abuser is a noun, so it shouldn't have a hyphen at all. A hyphen indicates that the first adjective modifies the second term (which must be an adjective or adverb.) One who is both a dick and an abuser would have to be a "dick/abuser."
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the hyphens were added to introduce an element of ambiguity in interpretation 
-a punctuitive wildcard, if you will.....
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Last edited by monster; 10-18-2007 at 10:57 AM.
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