A corrosive deathcake

[sanspoof]

Internet, I have a question. Why do people use this sort of construction (make-up)? Why is this even considered? What's wrong with 'make up'? I've seen this a lot, make-out, shut-up, set-up. It's like a verbing of a noun, only it STARTED as a verb. I can set up things. I can even set up a setup. I suspect that this is where it's coming from;

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[derspatchel]

I see the headline as using "make up" as a verb phrase, and not in a noun...ny sort of way. Just with a very strange hyphen.

Oh, but I also don't think "imploded" was the word the writer really wanted to use when describing the reaction of the Internet to whatever email this is all about.

[sanspoof]

That was what I meant, that it's meant to be verby but for some reason has an inappropriate hyphen. I think I explained it wrong. Anyway, hyphen not needed.

Oh, also the actual email back to sony has 'effect' when they mean 'affect' but SIGH

[madeofmeat]

Augh, I hate this. I want to use "makeup" when referring to facial beautification products, "make-up" in the context of redoing an assignment, and "make up" in the article title. The second one is iffy; the first and last are solid.

[sanspoof]

Yeah, the 'make-up' or 'makeup' of a thing is separate from the make-up or makeup work you do, and that's separate from the making up you do when you fight with someone and the makeup you put on when you are being fancy. Oh, english.

[sanspoof]

Seems plausible. I don't really know etymology from a hole in the ground, though.
(Honestly 'could of' & 'should of' are not cute at all; coping mechanism.)

[poupou]

This reminds me of how people use "login" as a verb. As in, to login to a system (as opposed to entering a login and password, or as opposed to logging in [two words count em]). "Login" might not be a real word, but if it is, it's a noun.

Also, I have noticed people native to India inserting random dashes between words.

[sanspoof]

Oh man, I forgot about login. Good one.
I have definitely seen the ESL hyphen-insertion (eew); I'm not sure how much overlap there is with this. I hope a lot, because that makes it less annoying.