http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/07/31/portmanteaux/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/07/31/portmanteaux/#comment-60059 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:11:49 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/07/31/portmanteaux/#comment-60059 What about smog? Cause it is a combination of fog and smoke. Emma What about smog? Cause it is a combination of fog and smoke.
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]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/07/31/portmanteaux/#comment-6151 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:20:02 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/07/31/portmanteaux/#comment-6151 The last name of my ex-boss is a portmanteau of the birthplaces of his grandparents. The last name of my ex-boss is a portmanteau of the birthplaces of his grandparents.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/07/31/portmanteaux/#comment-6134 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 21:33:10 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/07/31/portmanteaux/#comment-6134 I am not sure that "blog" qualifies as a portmanteau. Unlike the other words, it is not formed by combining (usually the first and last) parts of two separate words. "Weblog" is a single, compound word, from which "we-" is dropped, giving up "blog". I am not sure that “blog” qualifies as a portmanteau. Unlike the other words, it is not formed by combining (usually the first and last) parts of two separate words. “Weblog” is a single, compound word, from which “we-” is dropped, giving up “blog”.

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