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RedCloud

(9,230 posts) Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:30 PM Jan 2013

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Hyphen mischief

Think of a word. Insert a hyphen in a mischievous place. I got this idea as a pal of mine was typing and split the word "disputas" onto two pages... dis- on the first page and next page "putas". I was shocked and said do you know what you just did?

My next post below will say the type of bosses I have worked for:

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Hyphen mischief (Original Post) RedCloud Jan 2013 OP

Man-agers. RedCloud Jan 2013 #1

Some words... I won't do the hyphens. Xyzse Jan 2013 #2

No just-ice for all? RedCloud Jan 2013 #3

Almost end of the day at work. Xyzse Jan 2013 #4

Saw that on a protest sign once. :^) eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #7

General Dis - Cuss - Ion?? madinmaryland Jan 2013 #5

Another multiple: butt-on-hook RedCloud Jan 2013 #10

Pen-is n/t Grantuspeace Jan 2013 #6

Or try leaving out spaces ... these are actual Web sites ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #8

Wee-knight and mans-laughter n/t agracie Jan 2013 #9

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

1. Man-agers.

Reply to RedCloud (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:30 PM

Jan 2013

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

2. Some words... I won't do the hyphens.

Reply to RedCloud (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:40 PM

Jan 2013

Deluge
Therapists
Uranus

I sadly can't think of any more at the moment.

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

3. No just-ice for all?

Reply to Xyzse (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:46 PM

Jan 2013

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

4. Almost end of the day at work.

Reply to RedCloud (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:50 PM

Jan 2013

Mind is mostly gone.

eppur_se_muova

(36,257 posts)

7. Saw that on a protest sign once. :^)

Reply to RedCloud (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 02:57 PM

Jan 2013

Not actually a hyphen, just an awkwardly long space.

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

5. General Dis - Cuss - Ion??

Reply to RedCloud (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 06:09 PM

Jan 2013

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

10. Another multiple: butt-on-hook

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 05:09 PM

Jan 2013

Grantuspeace

(873 posts)

6. Pen-is n/t

Reply to RedCloud (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:04 AM

Jan 2013

eppur_se_muova

(36,257 posts)

8. Or try leaving out spaces ... these are actual Web sites ...

Reply to RedCloud (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 03:04 PM

Jan 2013

who represents.com

pen island.com

Experts exchange.com

Mole station nursery.com

Therapist finder.com

Gas heating.co.uk

Powergen italia.com

agracie

(950 posts)

9. Wee-knight and mans-laughter n/t

Reply to RedCloud (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 03:05 PM

Jan 2013

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