maysam  +  461128 Sun, 06 Jan 08 02:13 PM Hi dudes I don't know if we should omit the letter 'e' from the end of verbs after appending an '-able' suffix to them. Sometimes I have seen that 'e' is not removed from the end of the verb, like: replace + able = replaceable change + able = changeable and sometimes it's removed: achieve + able = achievable practice + able = practicable Do you know what the rule is? maysam Joined on Tue, Sep 14 2004 New Member 05 Verbs

	Delmobile  +  461150 Sun, 06 Jan 08 02:49 PM I'm afraid I don't know the formal rule, but judging from your examples, both "c" and "g" need the E to stay there to maintain the correct pronunciation. With an A behind them, they become "hard" and the words would be "chain-gah-ble." or "replay-kah-ble." In the case of "practicable," you will note that the C has indeed become hard - I think this word may come to us via "practical" (useful, sensible) and not "practice." Can a more knowledgeable (omg, I'm doing it without even trying) person help, please? Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,017 Pronunciation

	Philip  +  461234 Sun, 06 Jan 08 10:27 PM  Delmobile wrote: I'm afraid I don't know the formal rule, but judging from your examples, both "c" and "g" need the E to stay there to maintain the correct pronunciation. With an A behind them, they become "hard" and the words would be "chain-gah-ble." or "replay-kah-ble." In the case of "practicable," you will note that the C has indeed become hard - I think this word may come to us via "practical" (useful, sensible) and not "practice." Can a more knowledgeable (omg, I'm doing it without even trying) person help, please? I think your answer is at least 98% correct. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Pronunciation