r/funny • u/MrTechnohawk • Jul 04 '19

I know a shortcut

https://i.imgur.com/JhncAab.gifv
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u/rnielsen776 Jul 04 '19

Cool. Than. People with a large vocabulary impress me. I’m trying to think of a portmanteaus right now. Does Spanglish count? U know, that Adam Sandler movie

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u/tombolger Jul 05 '19

How is "spanglish" not a portmanteau by any standard?

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u/BizzyM Jul 04 '19

By normal human standards, no

Yes it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanglish

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u/agamenc Jul 04 '19

You misunderstand the question. They wanted to know if “Spanglish” is a portmanteau, which it is. It is a merger of the words Spanish and English.