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Blend Words: Portmanteaus - August 03, 2023

Everyday Grammar - VOA Learning English

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Common Portmanteaus

A portmanteau is a word that carries both meanings of the original words, but folds them together to create a new word. Writer Lewis Carroll created several portmanteaus and described the term in his book Through the Looking Glass. Brunch, Vlog and Hengri are allPortmanteaus. Now it's your turn. Take the portmanteus you learned today and try to use them in sentences.

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