User talk:RockMaster
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[edit] Welcome
Welcome to my talk page. If you feel the need to talk to me for anything, here's the place to do it.
[edit] Portmanteau
Hi, thanks for your message about the word "blend." I have had a conversation about this same word with another user, User:Centrx. However, when I have tried to replace the word portmanteau with "blend," others have reverted my changes. I would like to better understand how to use the word blend—can you give me an example of morphemes that have more than one meaning (which are still called portmanteaux)? -- Renesis (talk) 22:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Well, a morpheme that has more than one meaning is really any word with the suffix -s. It can imply differences in number, person, tense, or mood, depending. Though, this may not be what you are looking for, as it is more of a letter than a word. No word-word combinations of multiple meanings come to mind at the moment, but I'll give it some thought and let you know if I can think of any on your talk page later. It seems though, that if the official definition is blend, not portmanteau, then all you need to do is say something like, "Official use is blend, not portmanteau. See Portmanteau." Portmanteau is not a word that should be used in Wikipedia, save it's official usage. I think that people will understand that, if you give them good reason. --RockMaster 23:02, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Glad to be of help --RockMaster 23:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
