Blending: In English, Blending is a word-formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to create a new word. Words that are formed when two or more words are combined to form new words have some of the properties of each of the original words. Therefore, combining two or more words creates a new word that refers to something that has some properties of the original words. We already have many blend words in the English language, and even more blend words are being created every day. English being a dynamic language that is constantly evolving, many more new blend words are being added. Following is a list of 15+ popular blend words: brunch = breakfast + lunch biopic = biography + picture glimmer = gleam + shimmer camcorder = camera + recorder motel = motor + hotel sitcom = situation + comedy clash = clap + crash smash = smack + mash workaholic = work + alcoholic
What are Clipped Words? In English language, clipping is the process of forming new words by dropping one or more syllables from a larger word, thereby resulting in a shorter word. Clipped Words are the words that are formed by clipping one or more syllables from a larger word or phrase, while retaining the meaning of the original word or phrase. Being shorter, clipped words are easy to spell and pronounce. Clipped words are more commonly used in everyday language. It is interesting to note, in some cases, the clipped form of a word is more popular (and more frequently used) than the original word itself. Clipping is also known as shortening or truncation . Clipping refers to part of a word that provides for the whole, such as the word "bike" from "motorbike", and "cooker" from "pressure cooker". There are three types of clipped words: Front clippe