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Anon tries to solve a mystery (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was under the impression that such a phrase should be hyphenated in order to use the clitic with it, such as "the-individual-I-spotted's face".

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Possibly - I wouldn't really know. Writing isn't language, and written English's "rules" are subjective and largely arbitrary, so I don't worry about them very much.