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Blending

This combining of two separate forms to produce a single new term is also present in the process called blending. However, blending is typically accomplished by taking only the begging of one word and joining it to the end of other word. In some parts of the United States, there’s a product which is used like gasoline, but is made from alcohol, so the blended term for refereeing to this product is gasohol. If you wish to refer the combined effects of smoke and fog, there’s the term smog. Some other commonly used examples of blending are brunch (breakfast/lunch), motel (motor/ hotel), telecast (television/ broadcast), etc. 

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Clipping

The element of reduction which is noticeable in blending is even more apparent in the process describes as clipping. This occurs when a word of more than syllable is reduced to a sorter form, often in casual speech. The term gasoline is still in used, but occurs much less frequently than gas, the clipped form. Common examples are ad (advertisement), fan (fanatic), bus, plane, prof, lab, flu, etc.

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