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Words / Common vs. Uncommon pangrams form March 18th
« on: March 19, 2023, 08:51:27 PM »
I'm flabbergasted by two things:
I doubt anyone without a background in chemistry knows either word. But I'm further confused as to how adding the "poly" prefix to an alleged "uncommon" word suddenly makes it "common".
- "polypropylene" is considered a "common" word
- its root word "propylene" is considered "uncommon"
I doubt anyone without a background in chemistry knows either word. But I'm further confused as to how adding the "poly" prefix to an alleged "uncommon" word suddenly makes it "common".