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Ali.h Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Differene between a compound word and a phrase

Is the only differene between a compound word and a phrase that in a compound word the two words are together and in a phrase they are seperate?

Also is there such a compound word that has more than two words in English?
  

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I'm not sure what you mean about 'together' and 'separate', Ali, but how about 'Long Island potato'?

— Mister Micawber

  • I'm not sure what you mean about 'together' and 'separate', Ali, but how about 'Long Island potato'?
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I'm not sure what you mean about 'together' and 'separate', Ali, but how about 'Long Island potato'?
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Thank you, well I mean big house is a phrase and big and house are seperate from eachother and then a compound word is for example jackass and jack and *** are together
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What about jack-in-the-box? Do hyphens count?
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