Compound words are like relationships
It’s complicated
Just like in real life, in the English language there are some words destined to go through life alone, some that that work best in an uncommitted, friends-with-benefits arrangement and others that thrive as part of a steady, committed relationship. If you haven’t already guessed, in this week’s grammar tutorial I’m talking about compounds – pairs of words that are often, but not always, seen together.
The vast majority of compound words consist of either a headword (key word) and a prefix such as ex-husband,
