term/phrase for words that are traditionally two words, but it has become grammatically acceptable to join them? .e.g. firehose“make it to there”What's it called when one is so familiar with a language that phrases just “sound” right or wrong?First, Second, Third, and FinallyAre contractions “open”?“Both a” vs “a both”Confused about the grammar of “good mood” and “good spirits”Should hyphenated compound words be permitted to break across lines?Can “either” coordinate more than two alternatives?Grammatical category - derivational and inflectional morphologyA question about the phrase “What it actually is”
Virus Detected - Please execute anti-virus code
Why is Arya visibly scared in the library in S8E3?
What are the spoon bit of a spoon and fork bit of a fork called?
Should one double the thirds or the fifth in chords?
What are the differences between credential stuffing and password spraying?
Would a 1/1 token with persist dying trigger on death effects a second time?
Is there formal test of non-linearity in linear regression?
How can I support myself financially as a 17 year old with a loan?
Point of the the Dothraki's attack in GoT S8E3?
Did we get closer to another plane than we were supposed to, or was the pilot just protecting our delicate sensibilities?
What does a yield inside a yield do?
How could a planet have most of its water in the atmosphere?
Has a commercial or military jet bi-plane ever been manufactured?
Besides the up and down quark, what other quarks are present in daily matter around us?
Enumerate Derangements
Endgame: Is there significance between this dialogue between Tony and his father?
A non-technological, repeating, phenomenon in the sky, holding its position in the sky for hours
Unknowingly ran an infinite loop in terminal
Manager is threatning to grade me poorly if I don't complete the project
Is Cola "probably the best-known" Latin word in the world? If not, which might it be?
In a Latex Table, how can I automatically resize cell heights to account for superscripts?
Formatiing text inside tikz node
How is the law in a case of multiple edim zomemim justified by Chachomim?
My ID is expired, can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?
term/phrase for words that are traditionally two words, but it has become grammatically acceptable to join them? .e.g. firehose
“make it to there”What's it called when one is so familiar with a language that phrases just “sound” right or wrong?First, Second, Third, and FinallyAre contractions “open”?“Both a” vs “a both”Confused about the grammar of “good mood” and “good spirits”Should hyphenated compound words be permitted to break across lines?Can “either” coordinate more than two alternatives?Grammatical category - derivational and inflectional morphologyA question about the phrase “What it actually is”
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0;
Is there at term/phrase for words that are traditionally two words, but it has become grammatically acceptable to join them? .e.g. firehose
So, not a portmanteau or compound word or blend word, not a creation of a new word. Just a change in what we, societally, consider grammatically correct in writing.
grammar
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
add a comment |
Is there at term/phrase for words that are traditionally two words, but it has become grammatically acceptable to join them? .e.g. firehose
So, not a portmanteau or compound word or blend word, not a creation of a new word. Just a change in what we, societally, consider grammatically correct in writing.
grammar
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
2
Actually, we do call them compound words. For example, "school teacher" became "school-teacher" and then just "schoolteacher", both compounds. Similarly "head master" became "head-master" and then "headmaster", again both compounds.
– BillJ
Mar 29 at 15:51
Off line → off-line → offline.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:27
And online (we used to go on-line). Words evolve (as shown in comments above).
– KannE
Mar 30 at 1:57
add a comment |
Is there at term/phrase for words that are traditionally two words, but it has become grammatically acceptable to join them? .e.g. firehose
So, not a portmanteau or compound word or blend word, not a creation of a new word. Just a change in what we, societally, consider grammatically correct in writing.
grammar
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
Is there at term/phrase for words that are traditionally two words, but it has become grammatically acceptable to join them? .e.g. firehose
So, not a portmanteau or compound word or blend word, not a creation of a new word. Just a change in what we, societally, consider grammatically correct in writing.
grammar
grammar
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
asked Mar 29 at 15:45
KatyKaty
92
92
2
Actually, we do call them compound words. For example, "school teacher" became "school-teacher" and then just "schoolteacher", both compounds. Similarly "head master" became "head-master" and then "headmaster", again both compounds.
– BillJ
Mar 29 at 15:51
Off line → off-line → offline.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:27
And online (we used to go on-line). Words evolve (as shown in comments above).
– KannE
Mar 30 at 1:57
add a comment |
2
Actually, we do call them compound words. For example, "school teacher" became "school-teacher" and then just "schoolteacher", both compounds. Similarly "head master" became "head-master" and then "headmaster", again both compounds.
– BillJ
Mar 29 at 15:51
Off line → off-line → offline.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:27
And online (we used to go on-line). Words evolve (as shown in comments above).
– KannE
Mar 30 at 1:57
2
2
Actually, we do call them compound words. For example, "school teacher" became "school-teacher" and then just "schoolteacher", both compounds. Similarly "head master" became "head-master" and then "headmaster", again both compounds.
– BillJ
Mar 29 at 15:51
Actually, we do call them compound words. For example, "school teacher" became "school-teacher" and then just "schoolteacher", both compounds. Similarly "head master" became "head-master" and then "headmaster", again both compounds.
– BillJ
Mar 29 at 15:51
Off line → off-line → offline.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:27
Off line → off-line → offline.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:27
And online (we used to go on-line). Words evolve (as shown in comments above).
– KannE
Mar 30 at 1:57
And online (we used to go on-line). Words evolve (as shown in comments above).
– KannE
Mar 30 at 1:57
add a comment |
0
active
oldest
votes
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "97"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f491863%2fterm-phrase-for-words-that-are-traditionally-two-words-but-it-has-become-gramma%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
0
active
oldest
votes
0
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Thanks for contributing an answer to English Language & Usage Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f491863%2fterm-phrase-for-words-that-are-traditionally-two-words-but-it-has-become-gramma%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
2
Actually, we do call them compound words. For example, "school teacher" became "school-teacher" and then just "schoolteacher", both compounds. Similarly "head master" became "head-master" and then "headmaster", again both compounds.
– BillJ
Mar 29 at 15:51
Off line → off-line → offline.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:27
And online (we used to go on-line). Words evolve (as shown in comments above).
– KannE
Mar 30 at 1:57