It is referring to one noun, why not be one word?
2006-06-29 09:53:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's actually a corrupted adjective and a noun.
Iced Cream.
For example, you can't call Iced Tea Icetea.
2006-06-29 09:58:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because ice cream is so awesome, just saying the word can get a person all rattled.
So they broke the words up giving people a nice little break between ice "oh my gosh, oh my gosh, breathe, Becky, breathe" cream "Zang!"
2006-06-29 16:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by Benicio Del Costner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because ice cream is cream that has been iced. Iced Cream. We're just lazy with our speach so it evolved to become ice cream.
2006-06-29 16:57:18 · answer #3 · answered by MED_SCHOOL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same lack of logic that keeps it from being "iced cream", which would make much more sense.
2006-06-29 16:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by patentabsurdity 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was President Jackson who said that any man who can't find several ways to spell a word is a fool. Didn't he use OK for All Correct?
2006-06-29 17:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The English language is tricky because it has so many loop holes, inconsistencies and things that just don't make sense.
2006-06-29 16:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Scott R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's iced cream and i don't think icecream looks right
2006-06-30 16:39:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause we don't speak German... ;-)
That's a good question. I really can't think of anything better!
2006-06-29 16:59:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know it would look a little weird and hard to read
2006-06-29 16:56:48 · answer #9 · answered by spike_itbabe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ICECREAM -- There !! now it is one word !!
2006-06-29 17:02:00 · answer #10 · answered by me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋