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[โ€“] fl42v@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They use dashes, which is more readable ("self-sufficient", and similar stuff), although idk if that's what you meant

[โ€“] dafo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've been trying to think of an example, the only one I could think of is "assault rifle". In Swedish, where we contract words, it would be "assaultrifle", so it's clear you're not encouraging someone to beat up a rifle.