[at-l] Hiking Advice (2)

[rhymworm@pop.mindspring.com (Robert Rubin)]

Actually you would only hyphenate it if it was used as a modifier. As in,
"an anal-retentive hiker." My punctuation question is, what is the function
of the colon in anal retention?

Sorry. Just had to butt in. Must have something to do with the phase of the
moon.

--Rhymin' Worm

>Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:05:30 -0500
>To: <greyowl@rcn.com>
>From: W F Thorneloe <thornel@attglobal.net>
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Hiking Advice (2)
>Cc: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>
>Should that have been hyphenated?
>
>OrangeBug
>
>At 03:05 PM 12/11/02 -0500, greyowl@rcn.com wrote:
>>There is a word for it, anal retention. Orange Bug can tell you about it...