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What Is A Word Made Up Of 2 Words?

portmanteau word, also called blend, a word that results from blending two or more words, or parts of words, such that the portmanteau word expresses some combination of the meaning of its parts. What are examples of Portmanteaus? Oxford Dictionaries points out that there are some common words that you may not realize are portmanteaus: […]

Is Bra Allowed In Scrabble?

Yes, bra is a valid Scrabble word. What words are not allowed on Scrabble? The owners of the beloved board game Scrabble have banned a long list of words players are no longer allowed to use, prompting furious debate. The banned list includes words considered to be racial or ethnic slurs, including “n*****”, “Shiksha (a […]

What Did They Wear In The 1890S?

Boys wore pants with Norfolk or lounge jackets. Girls typically wore dresses with leg-o-mutton sleeves, cinched waists, and flowing skirts. The skirts on girls’ dresses were shorter than their mothers’ dresses and gradually lengthened as they grew older. What era of fashion was the 1890s? During the mid-1890s, skirts took on an A-line silhouette that […]