Craig I tried some of these words, too, because… one never knows! 😉I appreciate your humorous post, in part because it provides an opportunity to discuss compound words, one of my favorite topics (as many regular Hivemates already know!🙄)There are three types of compound words in grammar, determined by how the words are separated:Closed compound words: no spaces between the words, such as ‘grandparent’ and ‘toothpaste’.Hyphenated compound words: hyphens between the words, such as ‘empty-handed’, ‘nitty-gritty’ and POP-TOP Open compound words: spaces between the words such as ‘school bus’, ‘hot dog’ and TOP HAT.Learn more about compound words here: <a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/open-and-closed-compound-words" target="_blank">https://www.grammarly.com/blog/open-and-closed-compound-words</a>/<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop-top" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop-top</a><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top</a>%20hat

Craig I tried some of these words, too, because… one never knows! 😉I appreciate your humorous post, in part because it provides an opportunity to discuss compound words, one of my favorite topics (as many regular Hivemates already know!🙄)There are three types of compound words in grammar, determined by how the words are separated:Closed compound words: no spaces between the words, such as ‘grandparent’ and ‘toothpaste’.Hyphenated compound words: hyphens between the words, such as ‘empty-handed’, ‘nitty-gritty’ and POP-TOP Open compound words: spaces between the words such as ‘school bus’, ‘hot dog’ and TOP HAT.Learn more about compound words here: <a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/open-and-closed-compound-words" target="_blank">https://www.grammarly.com/blog/open-and-closed-compound-words</a>/<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop-top" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop-top</a><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top</a>%20hat

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