[HPforGrownups] Re: Book 6 Title -- Hyphen?

[Metylda]

No: HPFGUIDX 111838


--- antoshachekhonte <antoshachekhonte at yahoo.com>
wrote:

K Wrote:

> >   Okay -
> >   I can't figure out what the big deal is about
> the hyphen, no-hyphen 
> >   debate. Can someone please explain this to me?
> > 
> >   Thanks!
> > 
> >   K
> 
> 

Antosha replied:

The difference is one of those stupid questions that
> drive editors bonkers--what is 
> modifying what? 
> 
> A "half-blood prince" is either a prince who is
> half-blooded or a prince of the half-bloods. 
> 
> A "half blood prince" is a partial "blood prince"
> whatever the hell that is--a prince of 
> vampires was one of the theories I tossed out myself
> when this first came up. It is a phrase 
> that--with what we know to this point--makes no
> sense. But it might in light of new 
> plotlines.
> 

bamf here:

Alas, I have found the hyphen usage on the website. 
My reasoning for not using the hyphen, though, was if
an object (statue, painting) of a Blood Prince had
been halved, or broken, then the part that remains
could be called the half blood prince.  Like a
reference point, or landmark, in the school (like the
statue of Uric the Oddball? and others that are
referenced every now and again).

That was why I was waiting to see what it was actually
called.  But it does look like I have to stick the
hyphen in. Drat... ;)

bamf

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