Good Lord you would think I would know this, but dd is writing a story for home work and I am having a brain cramp. Is it one word or two???

By Kaye on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 06:02 pm:

one word

By Vicki on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 06:04 pm:

That is what I was thinking, but it didn't look right! LOL Always trust your first reaction! Thank you, now dd can finish it up!!

By Ginny~moderator on Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:49 am:

I would say two words - back yard, unless you are talking about a backyard appliance. But I am chiming in late so this is probably not helpful.

By Andyjoy on Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 05:44 pm:

Do you know what I do when I forget how to spell something? I know it sounds stupid, but I type it in on Google!

When you type in back yard it says, "Did you mean backyard?" (Webster's dictionary agrees that it is one word, by the way)

By Ginny~moderator on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 10:06 am:

Sorreeee. Though I note that while google asks if you mean "backyard" when you type "back yard", it lists stuff under backyard and back yard. Websters I will accept as definitive, but not google.

But still, is it then frontyard, sideyard, junkyard (oops, I think it is junkyard). It just doesn't make sense to me. I think it may be one of those words where either is correct. I hope so, because I am going to continue to write back yard, front yard, etc.