Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Whirred of the day
Portmanteau. It's when you take two words and mash them together. Examples: blog (web + log) and brunch (breakfast + lunch).
Speech would be much more efficient if we composed sentences solely of abbreviations, contractions, and portmanteaux. Basically human file compression.
Replace: The car dealership did not sell me a blue truck.
With: The cealership didn't smee a bluck.
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