A friend of mine edited my latest manuscript for me. She mentioned that I have a tendency toward not writing compound words correctly. I’m thinking I may not be the only person who struggles with compound words. I’ve begun a list of those pesky words. Here’s the first installment. Sorry the three columns of my original document shows up as one here!
aboveboard
afterglow
afterimage
afterlife
afternoon
aircraft
airfield
airlift
airline
airmen
airplane
airport
airtime
allover
allspice
alongside
also
another
anybody
anyhow
anymore
anyone
anyone
anyplace
anytime
anyway
anywhere
around
ashtray
babysitter
backache
backache
backbite
backbite
backbone
backbone
backbreaker
backdrop
backfire
background
backhand
backlash
backlog
backpack
backside
backslap
backslide
backspace
backspin
backstage
backstroke
backtrack
backward
ballpark
ballroom
bankbook
bankroll
baseball
basketball
beachcomb
bedclothes
bedrock
bedroll
bedroom
bellbottom
bellboy
bellhop
below
blackball
blackberries
blackbird
blackboard
blackjack
blacklist
blackmail
blackout
blacksmith
blacktop
blowgun
bluebell
blueberry
bluebird
bluefish
bluegrass
blueprint
boardwalk
bodyguard
bodywork
boldface
bookcase
bookend
bookkeeper
bookmark
bookmobile
bookseller
bookshelf
bookstore
bookworm
bootstrap
bowlegs
bowtie
brainchild
brainwash
butterball
buttercup
butterfingers
butterflies
buttermilk
butternut
butterscotch
bypass
cabdriver
cancan
candlelight
candlestick
cannot
cardboard
cardsharp
cardstock
carefree
caretaker
careworn
carfare
cargo
carhop
carload
carpetbagger
carpool
carport
carrack
carryall
carsick
cartwheel
cattail
catwalk
caveman
cheeseburger
cheesecake
clockwise
coffeemaker
comeback
comeback
comedown
commonplace
commonwealth
cornmeal
courthouse
courtyard
crossbow
crossbreed
crosscut
crosswalk
dairymaid
daisywheel
daybed
daybook
daybreak
daydream
daylight
daytime
deadline
dishcloth
dishpan
dishwasher
dishwater
dogwood
doorstop
downbeat
drawbridge
driveway
duckbill
duckpin
duckweed
earache
eardrop
eardrum
earring
earthbound
earthquake
earthward
earthworm
egghead
eggshell
elsewhere
everything
eyeballs
eyeglasses
eyelash
eyelid
eyesight
eyesight
eyewitness
fatherland
firearm
fireball
fireboat
firebomb
firebreak
firecracker
firefighter
fireflies
firehouse
fireproof
firewater
fireworks
fishbowl
fisherman
fisheye
fishhook
fishlike
fishmonger
fishnet
fishpond
fishtail
football
foothill
footlights
footlocker
footnote
footprints
footrest
forbearer
forearm
forebear
forebrain
forecast
forecastle
foreclose
foreclosure
forefather
forefeet
forefinger
forefoot
forego
foregone
foreground
forehand
forehead
foreknowledge
foreleg
foreman
foremost
forepaws
foresee
foreshadow
foresight
forestall
forethought
foretold
forewarn
foreword
forklift
fortnight
friendship
gearshift
glassmaking
goodbye
goodnight
grandaunt
grandchild
grandchildren
granddaughter
grandfather
grandmaster
grandmother
grandnephew
grandnieces
grandparent
grandson
grandstand
granduncle
grasshopper
grassland
graveyard
gumball
haircut
hamburger
hammerhead
handbook
handcuff
handgun
handmade
handout
headache
headdress
headlight
headline
headquarters
hereafter
hereby
herein
hereupon
herself
highball
highchair
highland
highway
himself
homemade
hometown
I’ll add more next time.
Happy writing!
Hope Toler Dougherty holds a Master’s degree in English and taught at East Carolina University and York Technical College. Her publications include three novels Irish Encounter and Mars…With Venus Rising, and Rescued Hearts as well as nonfiction articles. A member of ACFW, RWA, and SinC, she writes for SeriousWriter.com. She and her husband live in North Carolina and enjoy visits with their two daughters and twin sons.
