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How would you write a new word with stress on a syllable in dialogue?
I am not able to find the answer to this by googling.
I am writing dialogue for a fiction story.
I have a few new words I have made up and want to stress a certain syllable in them.
For example:
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What is the correct use of hyphens and capitals in "Big Brother style pop competition"? [duplicate]
Not sure it technically should have any, but a Big Brother style pop competition feels like quite a mouthful as it is so I’m wondering whether hyphens might help.
Also want to check the ...
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Is it acceptable to italicize a compound descriptor instead of hyphenating it?
I'm having a disagreement about how to treat a compound descriptor like "This is one of those everyone-shut-up-and-go-away kind of days."
It has been claimed to me that this descriptor can just as ...
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