Blended Words
There are many blended words/in English. You may be using them/without knowing it. A blended word is created/by combining two different words.
Let’s look at some examples. What would you call a meal/that you have/at around 11:00 a.m.? It’s too late for breakfast/and too early for lunch. Yes,/you call it “brunch.” “Brunch” is a blend/of breakfast and lunch. “Brexit” is a more recent example. The word concisely explains/that Great Britain exited/from the EU.
Lastly,/can you guess the meaning/of the word “snaccident”? Let’s say/you have a snack,/such as a pack of cookies,/and decide to eat just one cookie. However,/you can’t stop eating/and finish the whole pack/by accident. That’s a “snaccident”! Blended words show/how flexibly/people use English.
There are many blended words/in English. You may be using them/without knowing it. A blended word is created/by combining two different words.
Let’s look at some examples. What would you call a meal/that you have/at around 11:00 a.m.? It’s too late for breakfast/and too early for lunch. Yes,/you call it “brunch.” “Brunch” is a blend/of breakfast and lunch. “Brexit” is a more recent example. The word concisely explains/that Great Britain exited/from the EU.
Lastly,/can you guess the meaning/of the word “snaccident”? Let’s say/you have a snack,/such as a pack of cookies,/and decide to eat just one cookie. However,/you can’t stop eating/and finish the whole pack/by accident. That’s a “snaccident”! Blended words show/how flexibly/people use English.