Originally Posted by
rosefarts
Just the word grates on me. It’s like Bennifer.
Theres Ergo’s and STI’s. No such thing as a brifter.
Language is not an ant stuck in amber and portmanteaus are one way is which the language keeps changing and maintains it fluidity.
Your other examples are brand specific and the word brifter is not. It has evolved to become an actual word.