ext_71314 ([identity profile] aadroma.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] muckefuck 2006-03-29 12:40 am (UTC)

violates the conventions of English compounding

Whoa, whoa, whoa ... why would English even matter here? Unless, say, Spanish started using a bizarre import word like "scrĂșcorc", English doesn't matter here.

It describes exactly what it is. What does it do? Saca corchos. What about that can opener? Abra latas. And that puzzle? Rompe cabezas. Makes perfect sense to me. :: shrug ::

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