Contoh-Contoh Clipped Words
Kata Asli--Clipped Words-- Arti
advertisement--ad-- iklan
airplane--plane--pesawat udara
automobile--auto--mobil
avenue--ave--jalan besar
bicycle--bike--sepeda
brassiere--bra--bh
brother--bro--saudara laki-laki
business--biz--bisnis
captain--cap--kapten
caravan--van--mobil van
celebrity--celeb--selebritis
champion--champ--juara
chimpanze--chimp--simpanse
chocolate--choc--coklat
combination--combo--kombinasi
condominium--condo--gedung apartemen
demonstration--demo--demonstrasi
doctor--doc--dokter
dormitory--dorm--asrama
examination--exam--ujian
gasoline--gas--bensin
gentleman--gent--pria
graduate--grad--lulusan
gymnasium--gym--ruang senam
hamburger--burger--hamburger
hippopotamus--hippo--kuda nil
influenza--flu--flu
information--info--informasi
internet--net--internet
laboratory--lab--laboratorium
magazine--mag--majalah
mathematics--math--matematika
memorandum--memo--memorandum
microphone--mike--mikrofon
newspaper--paper--
penitentiary--pen--penjara
photograph--photo--foto
professional--pro--profesional
professor--prof--profesor
promotion--promo--promosi
rehabilitation--rehab--rehabilitasi, perbaikan
reproduction--repro--reproduksi
rhinoceros--rhino--badak
saxophone--sax--saksofon
sister--sis--saudara perempuan
teeenager--teen--remaja
telephone--phone--telpon
television--telly--televisi
transportation--transport--transportasi
veterinarian--vet--dokter hewan
vocabulary--vocab--kosakata
zoological garden--zoo--kebun binatang
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Curiously, many words ending in suffix -tion like transportation are clipped. From the linguistics point of view, there may be several explanations. Chu Hai College of Higher Education students in Hong Kong wrote research papers on English Clipped words including theories, so I'll be able to write my essay fast in 2 hours or so.
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