Desilu: A Portmanteau Example
By MarleneAM
@MarleneAM (294)
July 24, 2018 2:58am CST
Wow. I just learned what a Portmanteau is, because, I was searching for info on Desilu Productions, after it dawned on me (during late-night tv watching), that the names Desi (Arnaz) and Lucille Ball is what 'Desilu' initially, was all about. How about that? (lol...)
It is a pretty cool blending of 'Desi' plus 'lu', don't you agree? (And how about the blending of LuDesi? Just kidding..)
More on Portmanteau, for clarification ~
Open main menu Search For other uses, see Portmanteau (disambiguation). A portmanteau (/p??rtmænto?/ ( listen), /p??rtmænto?/[a][b]) or portmanteau word is a linguistic blend of words,[1] in which parts of multiple words or their phones (sounds) are combin
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jul 18
I am well familiar with Desilu Productions.
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@MarleneAM (294)
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25 Jul 18
If you would like to get to know more, about Desilu Productions:
Search Logo descriptions by Jeffrey Gray and indycarLogo captures by Eric S., V of Doom, Shadeed A. Kelly, snelfu, indycar, CSKing, Pygmalion X, TheEriccorpinc, and ClosingLogosHDEditions by V of Doom, Shadeed A. Kelly and indycarBackground: Desilu Product
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
24 Jul 18
Portmanteau is a new word to me..
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