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The statement that I want to make is:
"Impostor syndrome" ... why does this (conjunction of words) sneak into every text I read these days?
What is the right or best expression for "conjunction of words"? In the statement I don't want to refer to the syndrome itself, but rather to the expression. If it was one word instead of two I would want to say
... why does this word sneak into every text I read these days.
However, writing
________ why do these two words sneak into every text I read these days.
would miss the point, because it's not these two words that sneak into every text at various location but rather their conjunction.
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The statement that I want to make is:
"Impostor syndrome" ... why does this (conjunction of words) sneak into every text I read these days?
What is the right or best expression for "conjunction of words"? In the statement I don't want to refer to the syndrome itself, but rather to the expression. If it was one word instead of two I would want to say
... why does this word sneak into every text I read these days.
However, writing
________ why do these two words sneak into every text I read these days.
would miss the point, because it's not these two words that sneak into every text at various location but rather their conjunction.
expressions terminology word-substitution
edited Sep 8 at 18:46
Mari-Lou A
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asked Sep 8 at 14:42
Marlo
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I think the word you're looking for is "phrase"
– fjack
Sep 8 at 15:33
Thanks. But does phrase not require a minimal amount of grammatical structure... something that can stand by itself?
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 15:48
If you define "phrase" only as a grammatical structure, then Impostor Syndrom is a basic Noun Phrase, with the first noun modifying the second, similar to Police Station or Muffin Tin. But the word "phrase" has broader meanings, including "a brief expression". See Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrase
– fjack
Sep 8 at 17:28
expression, term, compound word, buzzword, ...
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 17:29
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The statement that I want to make is:
"Impostor syndrome" ... why does this (conjunction of words) sneak into every text I read these days?
What is the right or best expression for "conjunction of words"? In the statement I don't want to refer to the syndrome itself, but rather to the expression. If it was one word instead of two I would want to say
... why does this word sneak into every text I read these days.
However, writing
________ why do these two words sneak into every text I read these days.
would miss the point, because it's not these two words that sneak into every text at various location but rather their conjunction.
expressions terminology word-substitution
edited Sep 8 at 18:46
Mari-Lou A
60.1k53209434
asked Sep 8 at 14:42
Marlo
637
The statement that I want to make is:
"Impostor syndrome" ... why does this (conjunction of words) sneak into every text I read these days?
What is the right or best expression for "conjunction of words"? In the statement I don't want to refer to the syndrome itself, but rather to the expression. If it was one word instead of two I would want to say
... why does this word sneak into every text I read these days.
However, writing
________ why do these two words sneak into every text I read these days.
would miss the point, because it's not these two words that sneak into every text at various location but rather their conjunction.
expressions terminology word-substitution
expressions terminology word-substitution
edited Sep 8 at 18:46
Mari-Lou A
60.1k53209434
asked Sep 8 at 14:42
Marlo
637
edited Sep 8 at 18:46
Mari-Lou A
60.1k53209434
asked Sep 8 at 14:42
Marlo
637
edited Sep 8 at 18:46
Mari-Lou A
60.1k53209434
edited Sep 8 at 18:46
Mari-Lou A
60.1k53209434
edited Sep 8 at 18:46
Mari-Lou A
60.1k53209434
60.1k53209434
asked Sep 8 at 14:42
Marlo
637
asked Sep 8 at 14:42
Marlo
637
asked Sep 8 at 14:42
Marlo
637
637
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I think the word you're looking for is "phrase"
– fjack
Sep 8 at 15:33
Thanks. But does phrase not require a minimal amount of grammatical structure... something that can stand by itself?
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 15:48
If you define "phrase" only as a grammatical structure, then Impostor Syndrom is a basic Noun Phrase, with the first noun modifying the second, similar to Police Station or Muffin Tin. But the word "phrase" has broader meanings, including "a brief expression". See Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrase
– fjack
Sep 8 at 17:28
expression, term, compound word, buzzword, ...
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 17:29
add a comment |Â
2
I think the word you're looking for is "phrase"
– fjack
Sep 8 at 15:33
Thanks. But does phrase not require a minimal amount of grammatical structure... something that can stand by itself?
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 15:48
If you define "phrase" only as a grammatical structure, then Impostor Syndrom is a basic Noun Phrase, with the first noun modifying the second, similar to Police Station or Muffin Tin. But the word "phrase" has broader meanings, including "a brief expression". See Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrase
– fjack
Sep 8 at 17:28
expression, term, compound word, buzzword, ...
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 17:29
2
2
I think the word you're looking for is "phrase"
– fjack
Sep 8 at 15:33
I think the word you're looking for is "phrase"
– fjack
Sep 8 at 15:33
Thanks. But does phrase not require a minimal amount of grammatical structure... something that can stand by itself?
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 15:48
Thanks. But does phrase not require a minimal amount of grammatical structure... something that can stand by itself?
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 15:48
If you define "phrase" only as a grammatical structure, then Impostor Syndrom is a basic Noun Phrase, with the first noun modifying the second, similar to Police Station or Muffin Tin. But the word "phrase" has broader meanings, including "a brief expression". See Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrase
– fjack
Sep 8 at 17:28
If you define "phrase" only as a grammatical structure, then Impostor Syndrom is a basic Noun Phrase, with the first noun modifying the second, similar to Police Station or Muffin Tin. But the word "phrase" has broader meanings, including "a brief expression". See Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrase
– fjack
Sep 8 at 17:28
expression, term, compound word, buzzword, ...
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 17:29
expression, term, compound word, buzzword, ...
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 17:29
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The obvious choice is to call it an expression:
A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea.
Oxford Dictionaries
(In fact, you've already used this in the question.)
Alternatively, you can call it a phrase.
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
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A word I actually only started using after following this site is collocation:
[Oxford]
1 Linguistics
The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
‘the words have a similar range of collocation’
1.1 count noun A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed.
‘‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations’
2 The action of placing things side by side or in position.
‘the collocation of the two pieces’
There are actually dictionaries, such as OzDictionary, that are devoted to collocations.
(Ironically enough in terms of this answer, that site doesn't list "imposter syndrome" as a collocation—the closest it located for me was "Californian syndrome." However, any such resource is only going to list common collocations, not ones that you might be personally noticing.)
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
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Thanks @Jason Bassford. This is a great word, that will do the job. And thanks for the reference to the OzDictionary.
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 18:00
"imposter syndrome" is not a collocation, it's a name for a specific syndrome. Would you say that "Down's Syndrome" is a collocation? No, it's not, it's a medical expression, it's a name for a genetic disorder.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:49
A typical collocation are things like "upstairs bedroom" instead of "upper floor bedroom" or "twin beds" instead of "two single beds"
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:52
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
The obvious choice is to call it an expression:
A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea.
Oxford Dictionaries
(In fact, you've already used this in the question.)
Alternatively, you can call it a phrase.
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
Laurel
23k54686
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
The obvious choice is to call it an expression:
A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea.
Oxford Dictionaries
(In fact, you've already used this in the question.)
Alternatively, you can call it a phrase.
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
Laurel
23k54686
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
The obvious choice is to call it an expression:
A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea.
Oxford Dictionaries
(In fact, you've already used this in the question.)
Alternatively, you can call it a phrase.
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
Laurel
23k54686
The obvious choice is to call it an expression:
A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea.
Oxford Dictionaries
(In fact, you've already used this in the question.)
Alternatively, you can call it a phrase.
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
Laurel
23k54686
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
Laurel
23k54686
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
Laurel
23k54686
answered Sep 8 at 18:53
Laurel
23k54686
23k54686
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
A word I actually only started using after following this site is collocation:
[Oxford]
1 Linguistics
The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
‘the words have a similar range of collocation’
1.1 count noun A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed.
‘‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations’
2 The action of placing things side by side or in position.
‘the collocation of the two pieces’
There are actually dictionaries, such as OzDictionary, that are devoted to collocations.
(Ironically enough in terms of this answer, that site doesn't list "imposter syndrome" as a collocation—the closest it located for me was "Californian syndrome." However, any such resource is only going to list common collocations, not ones that you might be personally noticing.)
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
11.7k21135
Thanks @Jason Bassford. This is a great word, that will do the job. And thanks for the reference to the OzDictionary.
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 18:00
"imposter syndrome" is not a collocation, it's a name for a specific syndrome. Would you say that "Down's Syndrome" is a collocation? No, it's not, it's a medical expression, it's a name for a genetic disorder.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:49
A typical collocation are things like "upstairs bedroom" instead of "upper floor bedroom" or "twin beds" instead of "two single beds"
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:52
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
A word I actually only started using after following this site is collocation:
[Oxford]
1 Linguistics
The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
‘the words have a similar range of collocation’
1.1 count noun A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed.
‘‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations’
2 The action of placing things side by side or in position.
‘the collocation of the two pieces’
There are actually dictionaries, such as OzDictionary, that are devoted to collocations.
(Ironically enough in terms of this answer, that site doesn't list "imposter syndrome" as a collocation—the closest it located for me was "Californian syndrome." However, any such resource is only going to list common collocations, not ones that you might be personally noticing.)
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
11.7k21135
Thanks @Jason Bassford. This is a great word, that will do the job. And thanks for the reference to the OzDictionary.
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 18:00
"imposter syndrome" is not a collocation, it's a name for a specific syndrome. Would you say that "Down's Syndrome" is a collocation? No, it's not, it's a medical expression, it's a name for a genetic disorder.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:49
A typical collocation are things like "upstairs bedroom" instead of "upper floor bedroom" or "twin beds" instead of "two single beds"
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:52
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
A word I actually only started using after following this site is collocation:
[Oxford]
1 Linguistics
The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
‘the words have a similar range of collocation’
1.1 count noun A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed.
‘‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations’
2 The action of placing things side by side or in position.
‘the collocation of the two pieces’
There are actually dictionaries, such as OzDictionary, that are devoted to collocations.
(Ironically enough in terms of this answer, that site doesn't list "imposter syndrome" as a collocation—the closest it located for me was "Californian syndrome." However, any such resource is only going to list common collocations, not ones that you might be personally noticing.)
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
11.7k21135
A word I actually only started using after following this site is collocation:
[Oxford]
1 Linguistics
The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
‘the words have a similar range of collocation’
1.1 count noun A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed.
‘‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations’
2 The action of placing things side by side or in position.
‘the collocation of the two pieces’
There are actually dictionaries, such as OzDictionary, that are devoted to collocations.
(Ironically enough in terms of this answer, that site doesn't list "imposter syndrome" as a collocation—the closest it located for me was "Californian syndrome." However, any such resource is only going to list common collocations, not ones that you might be personally noticing.)
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
11.7k21135
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
11.7k21135
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
11.7k21135
answered Sep 8 at 16:26
Jason Bassford
11.7k21135
11.7k21135
Thanks @Jason Bassford. This is a great word, that will do the job. And thanks for the reference to the OzDictionary.
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 18:00
"imposter syndrome" is not a collocation, it's a name for a specific syndrome. Would you say that "Down's Syndrome" is a collocation? No, it's not, it's a medical expression, it's a name for a genetic disorder.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:49
A typical collocation are things like "upstairs bedroom" instead of "upper floor bedroom" or "twin beds" instead of "two single beds"
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:52
add a comment |Â
Thanks @Jason Bassford. This is a great word, that will do the job. And thanks for the reference to the OzDictionary.
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 18:00
"imposter syndrome" is not a collocation, it's a name for a specific syndrome. Would you say that "Down's Syndrome" is a collocation? No, it's not, it's a medical expression, it's a name for a genetic disorder.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:49
A typical collocation are things like "upstairs bedroom" instead of "upper floor bedroom" or "twin beds" instead of "two single beds"
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:52
Thanks @Jason Bassford. This is a great word, that will do the job. And thanks for the reference to the OzDictionary.
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 18:00
Thanks @Jason Bassford. This is a great word, that will do the job. And thanks for the reference to the OzDictionary.
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 18:00
"imposter syndrome" is not a collocation, it's a name for a specific syndrome. Would you say that "Down's Syndrome" is a collocation? No, it's not, it's a medical expression, it's a name for a genetic disorder.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:49
"imposter syndrome" is not a collocation, it's a name for a specific syndrome. Would you say that "Down's Syndrome" is a collocation? No, it's not, it's a medical expression, it's a name for a genetic disorder.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:49
A typical collocation are things like "upstairs bedroom" instead of "upper floor bedroom" or "twin beds" instead of "two single beds"
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:52
A typical collocation are things like "upstairs bedroom" instead of "upper floor bedroom" or "twin beds" instead of "two single beds"
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 18:52
add a comment |Â
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I think the word you're looking for is "phrase"
– fjack
Sep 8 at 15:33
Thanks. But does phrase not require a minimal amount of grammatical structure... something that can stand by itself?
– Marlo
Sep 8 at 15:48
If you define "phrase" only as a grammatical structure, then Impostor Syndrom is a basic Noun Phrase, with the first noun modifying the second, similar to Police Station or Muffin Tin. But the word "phrase" has broader meanings, including "a brief expression". See Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrase
– fjack
Sep 8 at 17:28
expression, term, compound word, buzzword, ...
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 8 at 17:29