(non-native speaker)

Is there a reason why the English language has "special" words for a specific topic, like related to court (plaintiff, defendant, warrant, litigation), elections/voting (snap election, casting a ballot)?

And in other cases seems lazy, like firefighter, firetruck, homelessness (my favorite), mother-in-law, newspaper.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I've never thought about it like that before! Thanks for giving me a new way to look at my native language lol

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thank you! That looks really interesting!

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