Word be placed: In languages with a literary tradition, there is interrelation between orthography and the question of what is considered a single word. Word separators (typically spaces) are common in modern orthography of languages using alphabetic scripts, but these are (excepting isolated precedents) a relatively modern development (see also history of writing). In English orthography, compound expressions may contain spaces. For example, "ice cream", "air raid shelter" and "get up" each are generally considered to consist of more than one word (as each of the components are free forms, with the possible exception of "get"). Not all languages delimit words
Lee (English surname) Korean diaspora translating numerous surnames also romanized as Li, particularly the one deriving from the Chinese word for "plum" (, "Lǐ"; , "Lee"; , "Rhee"; Vietnamese</small> , quốc ngữ Lê, Lý or Lí) which is among the most common surnames in the world. In America, Lee is the most common surname for Chinese and Korean Americans and the second-most-common surname for Asian and Pacific Islanders, behind the Vietnamese Nguyen. Similarly, Lee is the third-most-common surname among Chinese Singaporeans. Originating from Norway as "Lie", this surname was altered when it arrived in the Americas in the late 1800s to fit the