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A lot of these are phrases? Vaccine passport is two words, the definition of which essentially make clear the meaning of the phrase?
by Grakel 5y ago
A lot of these are phrases? Vaccine passport is two words, the definition of which essentially make clear the meaning of the phrase?
- Factorium 5y agoMerriam Webster are agents of the elite and these 'COVID terms' have been added to legitimize the tools of our oppressors. Now, they will be with us forever. This dictionary will show you 'Vaccine Passport', but not 'Nuremberg Code': https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuremberg%20code https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuremberg%20code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Code
- sundvor 5y agoIt would make sense if the word was vaccinepassport. English doesn't lend itself that well to compound words though, like Norwegian or German.
- naniwaduni 5y agoVaccine passport is, obviously, a pejorative used for people who hold passports expressly for the purpose of medical tourism.
- kmm 5y agoThat just seems like a consequence of English having the convention that compound words are written with spaces between them. There is no meaningful difference (apart from the language) between the English "vaccination passport" and the Dutch "vaccinatiepaspoort". For spoken languages, spelling is secondary to speech, so this convention shouldn't matter on whether or not something is a word. There is surprisingly no all-encompassing definition for "word" in linguistics, but given the fact that you cannot split up "vaccination passport" without either part losing its meaning, it makes sense to award it an entry in a dictionary either way.
- Grakel 5y agoYou can't split up a sentence without losing its meaning, but it's still comprised of independent words.