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| THE STUDY AND ORIGIN OF WORDS |
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THE INVENTION OF NEW TERMS
EX:KLEENX |
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NEW TERMS BASED ON SOMEONES NAME
EX:HOOVER |
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USING A WORD FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE AS OUR OWN
EX: CROISSANT |
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JOINING TWO WORDS TO MAKE ONE NEW ONE
EX:DOORKNOB |
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COMBINING TWO SEPARATE FORMS TO CREATE A NEW WORD
EX: SMOKE+FOG=SMOG |
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SHORTENING A MULTISYLLABIC WORD TO ONE SYLLABLE IN COMMON SPEECH
EX: ELIZABETH/ LIZ |
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SHORTENING A MULTISYLLABIC WORD TO ONE SYLLABLE AND CHANGING THE MEANING OF THE WORDS
EX: FLU/ INFLUENZA |
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DELETING ASSUMED AFFIXES
EX: EDIT/EDITOR |
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CHANGING THE PART OF SPEECH
EX: BUTTER (V) BUTTER (N) |
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ADDING AN AFFIX TO CHANGE THE PART OF SPEECH
EX:HAPPY/ HAPPILY |
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ADDING AN AFFIX TO SLIGHTLY CHANGE THE MEANING OF A WORD
EX:HAPPY/ UNHAPPY |
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INITIALIMS THAT ARE PRONOUNCABLE
EX: RADAR |
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THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH WORD OF A PHRASE
EX:VCR |
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MISUNDERSTANDING ONE WORD FOR ANOTHER
EX:GRANITE/GRANTED |
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