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Which best describes what a root word is?
A root word is an original word from which other words are derived.
What is bizz?
The word bizz is the shortened form of the word business.
What should be applied to when words that are shortened or clipped in dialectal speech?
Apostrophe
What is 'cha-cha' in French?
"Cha-cha" is the same in French as in English.Specifically, the French word is a masculine noun. Its singular definite article "le" means "the." In both languages, the noun is a loan word whose form is shortened from the original "cha-cha-cha."
The use of a word or words to create a certain effect by using the words in ways other than their original meaning is called what?
To use a word in such a way is said to be 'figurative', speaking figuratively.
What is a term used to descirbe a shortened word or words?
A contraction is a shortened word. Examples include I'll instead of I will and don't instead of do not. An abbreviation is also a shortened word. Examples include St. for street and Mon. for Monday.
Which two words have been shortened and joined together to make the word micrograph?
The two words that have been shortened and joined together are Micro and Scope
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
Is they're is correct?
The word "they're is pronounced grammatically correct. It is the shortened version of the words "they are".
What is 'signor'?
The word 'signor' is a shortened form of the word 'signore'. Both words are words in the Italian language. Either way, they mean sir, mister, gentleman.
Is the word they've a pronoun?
The word they've is a contraction, or a shortened form of two words: they have. The word they is a pronoun because it is a word that can stand for a noun. The word have is a verb.
What is a shortened word for advertisment?
An abbreviated (or shortened) word for advertisement is 'ad'.
What is meant by the word puns?
The word pun is the shortened version of the word paranomasia. The word paranomasia basically means a play on words that can have two different meanings.
Is they're pronounced grammatically correct?
The word "they're is pronounced grammatically correct. It is the shortened version of the words "they are".
How you abbreviate the word accountant?
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word of phrase used mainly to make writing longer words easier. There is no abbreviation for the word accountant.
What is the difference between abridged and unabridged?
Unabridged audiobooks are the complete book -- word for word as the author wrote it. Abridged audio books are shortened versions of the original book. Typically, the original author must approve abridged versions.
What is another word for legit?
Legit is the shortened form of legitimate. Other words are, Lawful, rightful, reasonable and just
