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The English language has a process by which compound words begin as a phrase, such as "fire fighter", and then become hyphenated (after years or decades of use), like "fire-fighter", and still later may become one word (Firefighter). This does not always happen. It is a good idea to have a spell check and to pay attention while reading well-edited sources such as textbooks.

Laptop is today spelled as a single word but may at first have been two words.

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