Compound words are made up of two parts of speech. For example, the compound noun handkerchief is made up of two nouns: hand + kerchief. Semantically, compound words are very interesting, since their ...

Compound words are sprinkled throughout the English language—endless combinations of little words that partner up to form new, bigger words. How they come together in the written language can vary, ...

Every language has its own reputation. While French is widely recognised as the 'language of love', German is famous for its long, convoluted compound words such as ...

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you three words, one of which is an animal. You give me a fourth word that can follow each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.

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Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hi, I'm Ms McAlister. Welcome to our Mini Lesson. Today's learning intention is to break words into ...

Here’s another oh-so typical German compound word, which perfectly captures a feeling or situation you want to describe. A close synonym could be die Verschlechterung, meaning ‘worsening’ or a ‘change ...