Acronymy and blending

Acronymy and blending

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  By: Mahmud Subroto Megi Andela
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   An acronym( from Greek acro- in the sense of extreme or tip and onyma or name) is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a pronounceable word.  Acronym is the name for a word formed from the first letters of each word in a phrase
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   BASIC (Beginner'sAll-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)  NOW (National Organization for Women)  OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)  KEPO (Know Everything Personal Object)
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   Blending isone of the many ways new words are made in English. It refers to joining the beginning of one word and the end of another to make a new word with a new meaning.
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   Smog (smoke+ fog)  internet (international + network)  pixel (picture + element)  motel (motor + hotel)  modem (modulator + demodulator)
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   to enrichthe language and getting the language will evolve and grow  to shorten words  can increase our ability to enrich vocabulary