[Ads-l] convo 'conversation'

[Jonathan Lighter]

This kind of truncation plus -o has been productive in Australia for
decades. (There's also, e.g., "muso," musician.)

JL

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net> wrote:
> I've heard this for several years; I wonder if it's influenced by "combo"
> for "combination".
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> On 6/20/2016 10:22 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>> CNN chyron:
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>> FBI To Release Killer's Convo With Cops
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>> JL
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