We have Lewis Carroll to thank for the expression 'portmanteau word'. But what exactly does it mean?
#portmanteauword #lewiscarroll #Englishlanguage #grammar
#portmanteauword #lewiscarroll #Englishlanguage #grammar
Humpty Dumpty packs his portmanteau
In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice that the word ‘slithy’ from the poem, Jabberwocky (also by Carroll) is a combination of ‘lithe’ and ‘slimy’: You see it…
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November 22, 2024 at 4:01 PM
We have Lewis Carroll to thank for the expression 'portmanteau word'. But what exactly does it mean?
#portmanteauword #lewiscarroll #Englishlanguage #grammar
#portmanteauword #lewiscarroll #Englishlanguage #grammar