http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfAbleAsASuffix/zwxkd/post.htm#461234Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:43:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:461234Philip0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfAbleAsASuffix/zwxkd/post.htm#461234http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-461234.xmlDelmobile 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfAbleAsASuffix/zwxkd/post.htm#461150Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:43:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:461150Delmobile1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfAbleAsASuffix/zwxkd/post.htm#461150http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-461150.xmlI'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?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfAbleAsASuffix/zwxkd/post.htmTue, 26 May 2009 23:43:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:461128maysam2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfAbleAsASuffix/zwxkd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-461128.xmlHi 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?