+235 You use portmanteaus all the time but never knew what they were called until now, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I rarely use a suitcase. :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't think that's what it is...I thought it was like when you combine two words together...but I'm not sure. :/

by Anonymous 13 years ago

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by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh haha I just went straight to google image.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah, youre right it means a blend of two words.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

scooorreee (:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You weren't that far off. A Portmanteau suitcase is the result of two parts being packed together.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I do use them. I've been aware of the term for quite some time now, but if I hadn't been... this post doesn't actually explain what they are.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Would it be weird if the first thing I thought of when I read 'portmanteau' was toilet?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You know what? that is what I thought it was too because I saw port in it like port a potty.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i thought the exact same thing

by Anonymous 13 years ago

haha that's exactly what I thought

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Whew. Maybe I'm not crazy after all :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh no, You still are. You Just now know other people are crazy like you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

oh my gosh, i thought it meant toilet too! there are so many words meaning toilet anyways...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I still don't know what a portmanteaus is.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's a combination of two words to make a new single word. ie. smog = fog + smoke

by Anonymous 13 years ago

ohhhhh

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Hey Kaylee?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're awesome.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hahahahaha thanks :P you're awesome too

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Where is the "fog" part of "smoke" ?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Er, let me break it down: "smog" is a combination of "smoke" and "fog" SM - SMoke; OG - fOG

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah yeah I got it, I was reading it backward

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Example. Brunch. Breakfast and lunch. Now does everyone get it?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

portable-potty = Porta-potty! ok well this isnt the best example but when i saw the word portmanteaus all i could think of was the bathroom...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i googled that shit

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Me too.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

now that i know what it is...how do you say it????

by Anonymous 13 years ago

its port-mont-toe

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hmm, not really, but aglets are a big part of my day-to-day life!

by Anonymous 13 years ago