tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post7952008350773088537..comments2023-10-19T15:57:56.469+04:00Comments on Semantica: PortmanteauAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871077754375976023noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-10468112956268339682007-04-22T18:35:00.000+04:002007-04-22T18:35:00.000+04:00666: thank you for the list :)666: thank you for the list :)suramyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104613913487034142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-63738834422120050492007-04-22T18:32:00.000+04:002007-04-22T18:32:00.000+04:00Radha : :DDDD.....its Marionette + puppet....kermi...Radha : :DDDD.....its Marionette + puppet....kermit the Frog is one of the most popular ones....<BR/><BR/>666: shall i say, thank u, kind sir!!! :) thanx for the list.......quite an infotainment this has been.......while chking out the list, grumble (= growl+ mumble)came to mind that's missing from the list.Chica, Cienna, and Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075584587849773235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-14097058861986222582007-04-22T11:57:00.000+04:002007-04-22T11:57:00.000+04:00the most popular post by far:-) bravo moi have add...the most popular post by far:-) bravo moi <BR/><BR/>have added a link which lists quite a few interesting portmanteausAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871077754375976023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-69956261240317693542007-04-22T11:31:00.000+04:002007-04-22T11:31:00.000+04:00Mobile Puppets??Mobile Puppets??Radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019567538933256974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-35867930203181656952007-04-22T09:56:00.000+04:002007-04-22T09:56:00.000+04:00Su: am sure u did.....i too remember coming across...Su: am sure u did.....i too remember coming across this one before...where??? can't recall right away!<BR/><BR/>666: he sure would....a delightful author, isn't he??? i'm inspired to find if Orwell and Saki have contributed to neologism in any way.....apart from the most popular "Big Brother" by Orwell of course <BR/><BR/>jas: u can make me smile in the most trying of circumstances..:)<BR/>luv u and ur juvenile humor.......we can do without blue-stocking-ness all the time ......:DD <BR/><BR/>radha: 666 got it right! motel = motor + hotel = Hotel designed for persons traveling by automobile, with convenient parking space provided.<BR/>the idea was: By 1950 the automobile was the principal mode of travel in the U.S., and motels were built near large highways, just as hotels had been built near railroad stations.<BR/><BR/>guess how Muppet is a portmanteau??? :)Chica, Cienna, and Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075584587849773235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-90181386553839150492007-04-19T13:46:00.000+04:002007-04-19T13:46:00.000+04:00Really?? Didnt know that!Really?? Didnt know that!Radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019567538933256974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-80261757969194270302007-04-19T12:03:00.000+04:002007-04-19T12:03:00.000+04:00Motel - motor+hotel or motorist+ hotelMotel - motor+hotel or motorist+ hotelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871077754375976023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-18282907257537310802007-04-19T11:47:00.000+04:002007-04-19T11:47:00.000+04:00Btw, how is 'motel' a portmanteau? Its a combinati...Btw, how is 'motel' a portmanteau? Its a combination of hotel and...?Radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019567538933256974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-19503679436856295022007-04-19T11:45:00.000+04:002007-04-19T11:45:00.000+04:00Such a long word & it only means a 'bag'? i'm so d...Such a long word & it only means a 'bag'? i'm so disappointed! :)Radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019567538933256974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-68235078509787552852007-04-19T10:17:00.000+04:002007-04-19T10:17:00.000+04:00I remember this one from my childhood."If a fork h...I remember this one from my childhood.<BR/>"If a fork has four sharp ends, what would be a three sharp ended "fork" called, a threek???"<BR/><BR/>I am sorry for bringing my juvenile humor to these posts!! ;)Jas Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885106704204121952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-48911509605211305062007-04-19T10:09:00.000+04:002007-04-19T10:09:00.000+04:00Very interesting, Swati. And now I'll go and pack ...Very interesting, Swati. And now I'll go and pack my portmonteau fro my travel to Dallas this weekend! He he he! <BR/><BR/>I, at times when I speak too fast, tend to mix two words together making my own portmanteaux!Jas Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885106704204121952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-86301630603476912272007-04-19T09:22:00.000+04:002007-04-19T09:22:00.000+04:00I thought snark was the first portmanteau word coi...I thought snark was the first portmanteau word coined by Caroll in his nonsense poem 'Hunting of the snark'. But it appears that snark itself comes from the works you mention. <BR/><BR/>So slithy is the first ever portmanteau word.<BR/><BR/>Infotainment eh:-)<BR/><BR/>and Mr Caroll would be require numerous pit stops.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871077754375976023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-10745886912607431122007-04-19T07:26:00.000+04:002007-04-19T07:26:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jas Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885106704204121952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37925993.post-11090082642536701332007-04-19T06:17:00.000+04:002007-04-19T06:17:00.000+04:00its a delightful word :), I came across it in the ...its a delightful word :), I came across it in the regency novels written by heyer, where the heroines used to pack their frills and furbelows in it before embarking for a 'season' in london. I have forgotten that it was ever used in alice in wonderland, but that book was read a really long time back.that almost makes me ancient :):)suramyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104613913487034142noreply@blogger.com