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I’m so glad I’m not going insane. I don’t see any examples on that site that I agree are ‘one word’. Sure they’re singular concepts but so what? Are we going to

• kllrnohj 8mo ago
  Really? none are one word? How about "of course"?
  • crote 8mo ago
    ... which is in fact in both the OED and MW dictionaries.
  • jonplackett 8mo ago
    I do see your point on that one, but phrases have an origin. Of course is like an abbreviation of something like ‘in the natural course of things’. Which has become more like just ‘yes’ over time. In the usage of ‘yes’ it’s easier to argue it could be one word.
    • kllrnohj 8mo ago
      Words also have origins and evolving meanings. Why should the preservation of the space be especially significant and load bearing? Why should "milkshake" be a word but "ice cream" isn't? Milkshakes were, after all, literally just milk shaken with ice. They had no resemblance to what we now call a milkshake, so at the time there would have been no particularly good reason to omit the space. Other than it just happened that way for milk shake, but didn't for icecream.
      • jonplackett 8mo ago
        Why not just change the word to icecream if we want it to be its own word. Doesn’t having words with a space just dilute the meaning of the word word?