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skip fox

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10. It might well work without a hyphen.

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 09:55 AM

Jul 2017

Never underestimate the intelligence of your readers. (I.e., the readers you would like to have, not mental slugs.)

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I'll try to push it. It's a smart combination and in the order you (we now) have it, "conmanaic," it ends with the maniac, on a high note as a joke should. Yes, he's a conman, but he's also (more importantly) a maniac.

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Conmaniac Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #6

As a writer, I think of such things continually. skip fox Jul 2017 #8

How about no hyphen? Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #9

It might well work without a hyphen. skip fox Jul 2017 #10

Readersss? Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #12

People read your posts, don't they? skip fox Jul 2017 #13

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