Riddle

My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.Comma
B.Apostrophe
C.Dash
D.Hyphen. The first two lines yield high-fen. A hyphen is used by a writer to tie (or cramp) two words together.
Hint: It's a 21-word phrase with 84 letters, starting with "H".

Answer

Hyphen. The first two lines yield high-fen. A hyphen is used by a writer to tie (or cramp) two words together.

Why this is the answer

"High" plus "damp" (fen, a damp area) combine into "hyphen," the punctuation mark that ties words together.

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