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

Oh, yes. That's true. Native speakers seem to be dropping the word fewer from the language, consistently using less instead. I hear that all the time. Does it bother me? Not really. Only slightly. CJ

CalifJim wrote: fewer hats is the correct form if you don't have the of. CJ Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I know, native speakers do say things like " less hats". Sure it's not textbook English but neither is "My sister and me like

less of the hats , yes, in that context, but less hats , no. fewer hats is the correct form if you don't have the of. In fact, in the context of partially obscuring the view, I see fewer hats and I see less of the hats mean two different

A) I see less of the hats now. B) I see fewer hats now. The first sentence refers to your vision or view and your ability to see the hats better or worse. From one position you can see all the hats while from another position you can only

Can less ever be paired with a plural such as hats? If, for example, you are watching a theatrical performance in which the actors are wearing spectacular hats, and suddenly, in the middle of the performance, the curtain comes down part of the

where the word has another feature, <img src="/emoticons/emotion-67.gif" alt="Camera " />, <img src="/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" alt="Sleep " />, , <img src="/emoticons/emotion-65.gif" alt="Kiss " />, = NON (Non-Venerial) , , ,

Why, do you know of any others? I thought so. Maybe I'm ignorant of the definition of "morpheme". Do sang and walked have an identical "past tense" morpheme? Of course! It's symbolized either {PAST} or {ed}, and among

Here's a complete list of the inflectional morphemes of English, ... boy's boys' big bigger biggest sing sings singing sang sung Please tell me you're kidding. Why? What did I miss? Have you ever read C. C. Fries's *American

Why, do you know of any others? I thought so. Maybe I'm ignorant of the definition of "morpheme". Do sang and walked have an identical "past tense" morpheme? Yes, "sang" and "walked" demonstrate