2006-12-25 00:08:43 · 5 answers · asked by npmore_2006 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Smog is a noun and Brunch can be both a noun or a verb
2006-12-25 00:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by rkc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smog is a fog-like pollution that hangs over large cities and is caused by burning fossil fuels and exhaust from cars. Pre 1960 London was often completely shut down because of such dense Smog which was known as 'Pea-soupers'. It caused thousands of deaths each winter. Since then, and the imposition of the Clean Air act and the banning of most types of coal fires, things have vastly improved.
Brunch is an Americanism and is an amalgam of Breakfast and Lunch - usually eaten later than breakfast but before the normal time for lunch.
2006-12-25 08:18:11 · answer #2 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These types of words are called blends. "Portmanteau" is completely wrong. A blend is when parts of two words are combined into a single word. They are very common in modern English--motel (from motor hotel), smog (from smoke fog), brunch (from breakfast lunch), etc.
EDIT: And just so no one makes the same mistake of calling these things "portmanteaus" anymore, I have fixed the Wikipedia page.
2006-12-25 09:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
smog is fog in the city
city smog is fill with dirt and pollution
the country areas have fog which is moisture hitting warm earth
Brunch is what we are having today. It is not a breakfast or lunch, but a combination of the two. At bruch today we will serve
bacon'
sausage
eggs
potatoes
biscuits
wafflles
fruit
juice
coffee
homebaked nut and poppy rolls
2006-12-25 08:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by Wicked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Portmanteau.
For more about "portmanteau, click on this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau
2006-12-25 08:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋