Re: Question about a grammatical term

Jeff Jones scripsit:

> All that I can think of right now are food examples, like potato salad. I
> don't understand the difference between the 2 types. In both cases, both
> words are nouns. Wait -- how about spittin' image? I've never heard heavy
> stress on the first word (even by Southerners!), despite that it's a set
> phrase.
Perhaps because historically it is "spit and image", though most people
don't realize that nowadays.  The words are synonymous.

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