Chrysti The Wordsmith: Clipped Words - 2

Greetings word lovers. Last time on Kristi the wordsmith we looked at a linguistic process known as clipping a type of word formation in which a new word is made by abbreviating a longer one. For example clipping magazine produces Zene and the clipped form of disrespect is D.S. a verb meaning insult or be little burbs from suburbs is a clipping that began appearing in print in the early 1970s. Let's look at a few more recent terms arising from this process. Clipping neighborhood gives us good word fashion by the hip hop culture. The clipped form of vibration is vibe. A word child of the 1960s that refers to a perceived emanation or spiritual intuition Morfe is the short cut version of metamorphosis app a peepee is the clipped way of saying application med's is a new word for medication. Youth slang has given us the very recent clipped arrivals rents for parents and Zot for

pizza. Do these newfangled words sound a little strange to the ear. Well consider this phone boss wig math and exam where once novel and slang a clipped forms of telephone on a bus Perry wig mathematics and examination. I'm Christie the wordsmith. This series is produced at Montana State University in Bozeman at Kay GLT FM Southwest Montana's alternative radio. CHRISTIE The wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dotcom.