Portmanteaus: The Sharp tv ads

Alerted by Victor Steinbok, I went to view recent ads for very very big Sharp LCD tvs. These spot ads (easily available on-line) describe the sets as viewmongous, as magnormous, and as spectacularge. The first and last of these are especially satisying portmanteaus phonologically: view + humongous giving viewmongous, spectacular + large giving spectacularge. Magnormous … Continue reading Portmanteaus: The Sharp tv ads