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'picker' compounded in 'pocket picker' is a noun, and 'pick' compounded in 'pickpocket' is a verb. 'kiss' ...
by OJFord 3y ago
'picker' compounded in 'pocket picker' is a noun, and 'pick' compounded in 'pickpocket' is a verb.
'kiss' ...
- thaumasiotes 3y agoSuppose you want to describe someone by the action they perform. There is a normal way to do this, and "pocket picker" is an example of it. There is also an extremely marked, almost-never-used way to do it, and "pickpocket" is an example of that. What are you trying to say?