8 (D-123) Tehrangeles: portmanteau

8. (D-123) TEHRANGELES IS A PORTMANTEAU. Other examples of portmanteaux are: SMOG, BRUNCH, MOTEL, AMERINDIAN, CHOCOHOLIC, SPANGLISH, CHINGLISH and … “FRANGLAIS”!! Can you explain “portmanteau” in your English class? You can find the origin of the word on Wikipedia…look in French, if you prefer; it's easier! How do you say "portmanteau" in French? And what is the French "porte-manteau" in English?

Tehrangeles ….There are between 700,000 and 900,000 Iranian nationals or their descendants living in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is the city outside Iran which has the largest Iranian population. Beverly Hills has a large Iranian community. There has been a recent estimate that Iranians represent nearly 20% of the city’s population and 40% of the students in public schools. For more advanced students, read and listen here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5459468 (npr = National Public Radio)

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