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Hyphens in Literature A hyphen is "a mark indicating connection: used to connect the elements of certain compound words."[F1] When a hyphen is used to connect words, the resulting word has qualities of the other two words. It is neither one nor the other, but somewhere between. For instance, the word "passive-aggressive" suggests that someone is not just passive or just aggressive: they are somewhere between the two personality traits, having qualities of both but not fitting either description. When someone is a Scottish-Canadian, for example, they are not really Scottish because they live in Canada. On the other hand, they are not really Canadian because their ancestors were born in Scotland. Often, people find themselves caught in a "hyphen" like this. They do not seem to fit in anywhere, although they have characteristics of the two sides. One such person is Adso from The Name of the Rose by Umberto...

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