THEME THURSDAY: PORTMANTEAUS (GUESSTIMATE)
18 / 06 / 2015
THEME THURSDAY: PORTMANTEAUS (GUESSTIMATE): meaning and examples
Hello everyone! Good morning!
Have you been reading our Theme Thursday lessons for June? This month we are looking at PORTMANTEAUS, which are words that are made up of a combination of two words. Click on the link below to see this month's Theme Thursday lessons so far:
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=PORTMANTEAUS
This week, we are looking at the Portmanteaus GUESSTIMATE. This word is derived from the combination of the words GUESS and ESTIMATE.
Definition: an approximate calculation of the size or amount of something when you do not know all the facts.
Example 1: My guesstimate is that the cake is done. You can take it out of the oven.
Example 2: What's your guesstimate on the sales this quarter?
Trivia Question: Approximately how many words are there in the English language? What's your GUESSTIMATE? Give us your best GUESSTIMATE on our Facebook page (without Googling it first!) and we will post the answer later.
https://www.facebook.com/ZigguratEscuelaCorporativadeIdiomas
That's all for today. Thanks for reading!
Have you been reading our Theme Thursday lessons for June? This month we are looking at PORTMANTEAUS, which are words that are made up of a combination of two words. Click on the link below to see this month's Theme Thursday lessons so far:
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=PORTMANTEAUS
This week, we are looking at the Portmanteaus GUESSTIMATE. This word is derived from the combination of the words GUESS and ESTIMATE.
Definition: an approximate calculation of the size or amount of something when you do not know all the facts.
Example 1: My guesstimate is that the cake is done. You can take it out of the oven.
Example 2: What's your guesstimate on the sales this quarter?
Trivia Question: Approximately how many words are there in the English language? What's your GUESSTIMATE? Give us your best GUESSTIMATE on our Facebook page (without Googling it first!) and we will post the answer later.
https://www.facebook.com/ZigguratEscuelaCorporativadeIdiomas
That's all for today. Thanks for reading!
