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Zoeskytian  #385396  Thu, 28 Jun 07 03:59 PM

I get a puzzle about the Internal Structure of the Word “disagreeable”.That is , "disagreeable "has three morphemes, dis-, agree and -able. So, how can they combine to the word "disagreeable"? 

dis-+agree=disagree   →+-able=disagreeable or agree+-able=agreeable →dis-+agreeable=disagreeable? what is your opinion?and why?
  
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Mister Micawber  #385541  Fri, 29 Jun 07 12:46 AM

Dis + agree + able = disagreeable.  No puzzle-- there are no restraints on priority.  All four words exist simultaneously:  agree, disagree, agreeable and disagreeable.
  
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CalifJim  #386831  Mon, 02 Jul 07 03:36 AM

agree+-able=agreeable →dis-+agreeable=disagreeable

... because disagreeable doesn't mean able to disagree; it means not agreeable.

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