I just saw a "new" word, and realized that it is quite probably going to become the accepted word in time. It's not listed as such just yet on the internot, but I expect it will be one of these days.
That word is lionshare, as in, "...the lionshare of..." (full article. I can't see this truncation not becoming the norm. How's about you?
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Its pronunciation is in distinguishable from the phrase 'lion's share'. This will strengthen its quest for legitimacy.
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