Hyphens and ellipsis
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I can use the hyphen for different reasons and I can use ellipsis.
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A hyphen is a piece of punctuation with more than one purpose.
A hyphen can join two words to make a compound adjective.
A hyphen can join a prefix to a base word to avoid spelling or meaning ambiguity.
An ellipsis can be used to invite the reader to read on or to increase tension.
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