what is a strimmer he asks

and what does it performs in tasks?

wait,. thats not an ode..

sorta a haiku..

but not bold

if you want personal communication

try email-i-fi-cation ...

lol .. just joking around.. i dont care what you post...

ken

.. seriously though.. what is a strimmer?

S-tring tRIMMER

you know it was not easy to break that word down phonetically

Is there a word to describe combining two nouns to make a shorter single word? Like a contraction without an apostrophe?

AKA, weed whacker.

"Is there a word to describe combining two nouns to make a shorter single word? Like a contraction without an apostrophe?"

Yes. It's a portmanteau word. 'Brunch' for example.

how did i receive a sterling education and get to almost-old age and not know ”portmanteau? ”

And i know the french meaning. i was trying to think of portmanteaus that might have been current 1963-66 when i was in high school - and came up with franglais I saw my first

”smog” in Baltimore around 1964 or 65. Of course i could have learned it and forgotten over the past half century.

its the kind of word i would remember from advanced english class

good scabble word too

is scrabble a portmanteau.?

I sure i just committed a big hijack! im completely diverted by the subject

I'm sure you've come across it. If you have ever read Alice in Wonderland you'll have come across it. It was coined by Lewis Carrol and is explained to Alice by Humpty Dumpty.

Then ive forgotten it. its likely i read Alice at an age when i wasnt interested

in what Humpty said. i like the Mad Hatter more. i think its time to re-read that book.

thanks Floral.