If you were to pick the word with the right spelling and structure among ‘waste coat’, ‘waist coat’ and ‘waistcoat’, and you had just five seconds, which one would you pick? Note that, in the circumstance, you stood to get $1,000 if you got it right.
Unfortunately, some many people would still miss the point. The grammar at play, especially between ‘waist coat’ and ‘waistcoat’, is what Akeem Lasisi discusses in the latest episode of Phenomenal English.
The episode focuses on compound words, especially each of those that should be written as single words. Watch the video below to know whether to write ‘waist coat’ or ‘waistcoat’ and ‘school girl’ or ‘schoolgirl’.
