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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)

Thanks for your advice! I will do as you suggest. -- Renesis (talk) 23:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Glad to be of help --RockMaster 23:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Wii

Those may be "well known" to hackers, but I can assure you they are not well known to most people. Articles have to be written with the average person in mind. TJ Spyke 01:57, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Both claims seem like they need to be sourced. I am not sure about either one, and admins always say it's better to be oversourced than undersourced. TJ Spyke 03:29, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure. But if it's common knowledge, then some sites or magazines must have mentioned it before. TJ Spyke 22:13, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

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