Are These Terms One Word or Two?
In English, certain terms can be confusing because they sound like they could be either one word or two. Take, for instance, the common expression "made for each other." Despite frequent misspellings, there is only one way to write the reciprocal pronoun "each other" — with a space between the
words. This makes it an "open" compound word. In contrast, compound words written without spaces are known as "closed" compounds. Compound words function in all parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and even prepositions. There aren't any universal grammar rules for compound words, so their usage often comes down...
