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User Name | Thread Name | Subject | Posted |
Joe_F | BS: Language Pet Peeves (2488* d) | RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves | 28 Mar 21 |
Most people seem to think that every noun phrase starting with "back" is a compound noun: backdoor, backseat, backyard. These should be "back door" etc. Nobody writes "frontdoor". Probably the mistake results from the existence of many true compounds with "back": backfire, backlash, etc. Notice the difference in stress on saying those out loud. |