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Old 10-18-2007, 10:42 AM   #102
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by Spexxvet
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... dick-abuser ...
Translate: you're a dick who is an abuser.
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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