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From: | Ryan Yeske |
Subject: | Re: [RP] Rant. (Re: LP interview, irclog) |
Date: | 20 Apr 2001 16:38:45 -0700 |
User-agent: | Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.102 |
Martin Samuelsson <address@hidden> writes: > OT: (why is it not called keyboardcontrol and fullscreen in english > b.t.w.? or is it? are there any rules for when to write words > together and when not to?) Here's an off-the-cuff hypothesis: Only noun+noun combines to form a new word (usually a noun) but only if first word is monosyllabic. Otherwise the words stay separate. * "full screen" is adj+noun therefore 2 words * "keyboard control" is noun+noun but keyboard is 2 syllables therefore 2 words * "chalkboard" is noun+noun therefore 1 word * "ratpoison" is noun+noun therefore 1 word I'm sure you'll have no problem coming up with data that does not fit this rule. Ryan
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