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I am currently reading a book called "Pre-Destination" and the author keeps mentioning this word written like this, with a hyphen.
However, she does talk about a person being "predestined" not "pre-destined."
My impression is that the author specifically used this hyphen to accentuate the meaning the word: your future has been decided before your birth.
The question is: should I mention this as an error (all the times the author used this form)? Or should I mention it as a subjective error? Or should I ignore it entirely?
Thank you in advance for your answers!

Raluca_Mihaila wrote: ↑24 Jun 2021, 11:31
My impression is that the author specifically used this hyphen to accentuate the meaning the word: your future has been decided before your birth.

Since the title of the book has the hyphenation, I would agree with your impression. I would not mark it as any type of error; it appears to be a stylistic choice by the author.

MsH2k wrote: ↑24 Jun 2021, 12:33

Raluca_Mihaila wrote: ↑24 Jun 2021, 11:31
My impression is that the author specifically used this hyphen to accentuate the meaning the word: your future has been decided before your birth.

Since the title of the book has the hyphenation, I would agree with your impression. I would not mark it as any type of error; it appears to be a stylistic choice by the author.

Thank you very much for your input!