• CrayonRosary@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I guess you never use these words. They all used to be separate words until people started using them as compound words. It’s not like there is some government committee that decided to make them compound words. People just started doing it and it caught on.

    Email
    Username
    Notebook
    Backyard
    Everybody
    Anyone
    Someone
    Everyday
    Cupboard
    Playground
    Railroad
    Into
    Cannot
    Breakup
    Setup
    Takeover
    Altogether
    Already
    Forever
    Sometimes
    Whenever
    Overtime
    Underground
    Firefighter
    Airport
    Footprint
    Crosswalk
    Skyscraper
    Underwater
    Handshake
    Landmark
    Housekeeper
    Bookstore
    Grandparent
    Hairbrush
    Moonlight
    Sunshine
    Staircase
    Waterfall
    Wheelchair
    Snowflake
    Thunderstorm
    Highway
    Earthquake
    Nighttime
    Afterward
    Birthplace
    Classroom
    Deadline
    Dishwasher
    Doorbell
    Earthbound
    Fingertip
    Grasshopper
    Handshake
    Headphone
    Hometown
    Lifespan
    Notebook
    Overload
    Pancake
    Passport
    Quickstep
    Raincoat
    Schoolhouse
    Showroom
    Starfish
    Teacup
    Uplift
    Waterway
    Backpack
    Battlefield
    Blackboard
    Blueprint
    Bookcase
    Brainstorm
    Breakfast
    Bulldog
    Carport
    Clockwise
    Daydream
    Driftwood
    Fireplace
    Fishtank
    Flowerpot
    Footstep
    Goldmine
    Greenhouse
    Guideline
    Handshake
    Heartbreak
    Horseback
    Jellyfish
    Keyboard
    Lighthouse
    Nightfall
    Overboard
    Playhouse
    Quicksand
    Rattlesnake
    Roadmap
    Seashell
    Sidewalk
    Spotlight
    Springtime
    Stockpile
    Tailspin
    Taskmaster
    Textbook
    Timeline
    Touchdown
    Tugboat
    Underdog
    Workbench
    Windswept
    Workforce

    Ok, I’m done.