A deviant verb form?

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Anonymous

#196222 Mon, 13 Feb 06 08:29 AM

Hi,

Is this sentence with a rather peculiar verb form right?

I have two great kids who hero-worship me.

Is "hero-worship'; a verb? If it is, is it right to use a dash to connect the two words, "hero" and "worship"?

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Mister Micawber

#196258 Mon, 13 Feb 06 10:40 AM

If it is a verb, the hyphen is appropriate, and according to several dictionaries, it is indeed a verb. I don't much like it, though.

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