Get away
Just like “work out” and “pick up,” “get away” has a one-word form and a two-word form, and they’re easy to mix up. But the same rules apply – it’s one word, “getaway,” as a noun, but when you’re using it as a verb phrase, it should be two separate words, “get” and “away.” This one might be especially tricky because the noun form, the one-word form, is the more common of the two, at least in contexts like social media. If you’re taking, or yearning for, a tropical getaway, you’re using it as a noun and it should indeed be one word. The same goes for if you’re using it as an adjective, i.e., “getaway car.” But if you’re using it as a verb – if you need to get away from it all, or want someone to get away from the delicious chocolates you’re not interested in sharing – it should be two words.
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High school
You won’t see “elementaryschool” written as one word, and, to be fair, this offence is a pretty uncommon one. Yet, every now and again, you’ll spot a rogue “highschool.” Incorrect. Even in cases where it’s used as a modifier, like “high school yearbook” or “high school-age kids,” it’s still two separate words.
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Ice cream
We all scream for ice cream, but grammar nerds might scream if you call it “icecream.” Think of it as a treat so delicious that no single word could do it justice. Even as an adjective, you might see it hyphenated – think “ice-cream cone” or “ice-cream shop” – but never as just one word.
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Source: RD.com
