Word-compounding strategies as visual metaphor
I've written before about visual metaphor in writing—the idea that ALL CAPS should be interpreted as shouting (i.e., big letters imply big voice)—and here is another example.
When we create compound words in English, we have three strategies to write them. Compound words can be written with a space between the two words, such as in "real estate"; they ca…
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