Sono in numero crescente in inglese per una forte tendenza al
monosillabismo. In molti casi la parola originaria è quasi del
tutto scomparsa – ad esempio, taxi
ha soppiantato taxi-cab in molti
paesi di lingua inglese. A loro volta, le parole nuove entrano a far
parte di composti (disco-dance, low-cal
[food]), conversioni in altre parti del discorso (bus
e bike come verbi, da cui il
bussing e il
biking come attività), derivati (anti-flu),
ecc.
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ad(s)
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advertisement(s)
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admin
|
administration
(spesso nel senso di “burocrazia”)
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bike
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bicycle
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bus
|
omnibus,
motor-bus
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cab
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(cabriolet)
taxi-cab
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cals
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calories
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car
|
motor-car
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cello
|
violoncello
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co-ed
|
co-educational
student (alunna di scuola mista)
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cycle
|
bicycle
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Dad
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Daddy
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deb
|
debutante
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disco
|
discotheque
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doc
|
doctor
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exam
|
examination
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fan
|
fanatic
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flu
|
influenza
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fridge
|
refrigerator
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Grandma
|
Grandmother
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gym
|
gymnasium,
gymnastics
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hood
(AmE)
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hoodlum
(teppista)
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jet
|
jet-propelled
aircraft
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lab
|
laboratory,
Labour
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lib
|
Women’s
Lib(eration), Liberal
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Ma
|
Mam(m)a
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mac(k)
|
mackintosh
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maths
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mathematics
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memo
|
memorandum
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mike
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microphone
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mini
|
miniskirt
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Mum
|
Mummy
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op
|
surgical
operation
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Pa
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Papa
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paper
|
newspaper
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perm
|
permanent
wave
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phone
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telephone
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photo
|
photograph
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piano
|
pianoforte
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plane
|
aeroplane
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POP
|
popular
(art, concert, music)
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pram
|
perambulator
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prefab
|
prefabricated
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prep
|
preparation,
preparatory school
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pro(s)
|
professional(s)
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prop
|
propeller
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pub
|
public
house
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quake
|
earthquake
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rail
|
railway
(British rail)
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recap
|
recapitulate
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ref.
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reference
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ref.
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referee
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rhino
|
rhinoceros
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sax
|
saxophone
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sec
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second
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taxi
|
taxi-cab
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telly,
TV
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television
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vet
|
veterinary
surgeon
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