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Teachme! Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Words which have a frequent and varied use!!

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00I need to think of some words like 'head' which have a frequent and varied use..for example: headlamp (head is the first word of a joined word) 02br
00subheadings (head is the middle word within a prefix and suffix) 02br
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0 Hi Teachme, 02br 02br 00I don't think it's clear what you're asking. 02br 02br 00Do you mean common words that mean one thing by themselves, but can be joined with other words or prefixes, or suffixes, to mean something else, like: 02br 02br 00 'fox' and 'glove', then 'foxglove' 02br 02br 00 or 02br 02br 00 'car' and 'nation', then 'carnation'? 0-

— Davkett

  • 0 Hi Teachme, 02br 02br 00I don't think it's clear what you're asking.
  • 02br 02br 00Do you mean common words that mean one thing by themselves, but can be joined with other words or prefixes, or suffixes, to mean something else, like: 02br 02br 00 'fox' and 'glove', then 'foxglove' 02br 02br 00 or 02br 02br 00 'car' and 'nation', then 'carnation'?
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0 Hi Teachme, 02br
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0 Dear Teachme, 02br
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0Hi, Hope you are well.02br
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00Firstly, I'd like to say Thank You for replying!02br
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00Yeh what I mean't was any type of common word that has a frequent and varied use..the example you gave me is pretty much what I was asking..however I need 5 separate words each with 5 different ways it can be used for example..02br
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0Here are some I thought of ..02br
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00PHONE00: tele01b00phone02b00, 01b00phone02b00 box, mobile 01b00phone02b00, 01b00phone02b00tics , 01b00phone02b00-in 02br
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0My examples were limited to combinations that changed the meaning of the root words, like 01b00car02b00 and 01b00pet02b00 combined into 01b00carpet-- 02b00('carpet' has nothing to do with the meanings of 'car' or 'pet'). That doesn't sound like what you want. Your examples, on the contrary, suggest that you are in need of co
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0Some for 01b00head:02b02br
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00headache02br
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00beachhead02br
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00headroom02br
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00beheading02br
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00deadhead02br
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00heady02br
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00ahead02br
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00headlong0-
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0For 01b00photo02b00, can you use:02br
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00photon02br
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00telephoto02br
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00photosynthesis02br
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00unphotographic02br
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00photosensitive0-
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0Hi Davkett, Hope you are well..02br
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00Thank you so much for helping me out..I've been thinking and thinking but couldn't think, you know that way when you really need something you can't find it or remember. This has truly helped me coudln't thank you enuf. Much Appreciated :-).02br
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00Take Care02br
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00Regards,02br
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0You're welcome. Here's a few more I should have include on 'photo':02br
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00microphotography02br
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00macrophotography02br
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00(The Forum's edit button is still having problems. My previous post should have been edited to say 'included', not 'include', and I also wanted to add 'photogravure' to the post.)0-
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