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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

How do you pronounce the hyphen in double barrelled names?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The hyphen can provide indicators on how to parse the letters on either side. "Pen-Island" would be pronounced differently from "Penisland."