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Task # 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word

No book with children or kid’s as a main page genre may be used for this task
The total number of pages for both books combined must be at least 500 pages.

Read two books each of which has a title (subtitles are excluded) which contains a word of four or more letters which can be combined to form one compound word.
REQUIRED: State the compound word.

For this task, compound words are made up of two smaller words that are combined to make a new word with its own meaning. Each word component must be able to stand on its own and must appear in dictionary.com as a part of speech: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition. The compound word must also appear in dictionary.com

Examples: The Water is Wide + Before the Fall
Water+ Fall = Waterfall

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Just checking
making word WHENEVER

When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth

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Never Have I Ever

SRC Moderator wrote: "Task # 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word

No book with children or kid’s as a main page genre may be used for this task
The total number of pages for both books combined must b..."

The title of this topic under the Task Help thread lists it as task 25.4. The title on this page is 25.5. Which is correct?

Kim wrote: "The title of this topic under the Task Help thread lists it as task 25.4. The title on this page is 25.5. Which is correct?"

it's all 25.5, and it should all be fixed now.

The place holder for 25.4 has disappeared.

Marie-Anne wrote: "The place holder for 25.4 has disappeared."

When 25.4 is received and edited, it will be posted.

Are hyphens allowed? Dictionary.com has “prime-time”. I was planning “the prime of miss jean Brodie” and “swing time”.

Will this work:

Calculated in Death + In Like Flynn
Compound word - deathlike, an adjective meaning resembling death

Thanks!

Florence wrote: "Are hyphens allowed? Dictionary.com has “prime-time”. I was planning “the prime of miss jean Brodie” and “swing time”."

We are using dictionary.com as a source and they list prime time as two separate words. Typically compound words do not have hyphens so this combination will not work for this task., Sorry.

Andy wrote: "Florence wrote: "Are hyphens allowed? Dictionary.com has “prime-time”. I was planning “the prime of miss jean Brodie” and “swing time”."

We are using dictionary.com as a source and they list prime..."

thanks for clarification!

Lauren wrote: "Will this work:

Calculated in Death + In Like Flynn
Compound word - deathlike, an adjective meaning resembling death

Thanks!"

Yes deathlike appears in dictionary.com as an adjective. If you decide to use another combination, you can check it on dictionary.com and if it is listed as described in the above task, it works. No need double check with me.
Cheers,
Andy

Thanks Andy.

Is plural ok too? I was thinking of reading a book with "no" and "bodies"

Marscha wrote: "Is plural ok too? I was thinking of reading a book with "no" and "bodies""

Check Dictionary.com, If it is listed as spelled as a compound word it works. If it is not listed it doesn't

Marscha wrote: "Is plural ok too? I was thinking of reading a book with "no" and "bodies""

I checked on Dictionary.com and plurals seem to be ok, but each of your words needs to be at least four letters and"no" is only two so this particular combination will not work.

Would these work for Ironside:

Midu wrote: "Would these work for Ironside:

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If Ironside appears as a compound word ( noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition) on dictionary.com (the link is in the task) then it will work. Otherwise no.

Andy wrote: "Midu wrote: "Would these work for Ironside:

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If Ironside appears as a compound word ( noun, pronoun, a..."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/iro... Does this help?

Midu wrote: "Andy wrote: "Midu wrote: "Would these work for Ironside:

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If Ironside appears as a compound word ( nou..."
Yes it works.

Andy wrote: "Midu wrote: "Andy wrote: "Midu wrote: "Would these work for Ironside:

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If Ironside appears as a compou..."
Thank you!

Does dreamworld work for a compound word? Dictionary.com looks like it is two words or hyphenated but Merriam Webster has one word. Link here

We are using dictionary.com as our authority. Therefore, if dreamworld is not listed as a compound word, which you indicated is the case, you cannot use it.