Blending
The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term
is also present in theprocess. To talk about the combined effects of
smoke and fog, we can use the word smog. In places where they
have a lot of this stuff, they can jokingly make a distinction between
smog, smaze (smoke + haze) and smurk (smoke + murk).
In a few blends, we combine the beginnings of both words, as in
terms
from
information
technology,
such
as
telex
(teleprinter/exchange) or modem (modulator/demodulator).