There is virtually no gender system in English, Reikha. There are the distinguishing singular personal pronouns ( he, she, it ) and ships are (or were) often referred to as ' she '-- and I think that is about all of our 'system'. Oh yes, some

I am sorry, i mean suffixes.

I don't think I understand the question. Nouns, adjectives, and adverbs are called parts of speech. Is that the terminology you're looking for? The study of how words are put together using meaningful prefixes and suffixes like -ness, -able,

Davefromthefreeway wrote: How are you supposed to add -ing when a word ends with -y? For example: study, fly, try, etc... What are the rules of adding prefixes ? Don't you mean suffixes ? Fly: flying, etc. Fly: flier, etc. Study: studied, etc.

Could you recommend any websites which detail words by explaining their prefixes and suffixes? Thanks. LCChang

Wow, I had the same question, but with help from this thread, I got enough ideas to formulate some solutions of my own. Thank you! As for starter ideas, I thought of the terms: humanity/humanitarian, just, compassion, chivalrous, civil/civic,

Also try www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/MA/resources/greek_and_latin_roots/transition.html www.prefixsuffix.com

Try www.etymonline.com

I came across your string of messages just after writing to my former Turkish teacher on this subject. May I cut and paste? While editing a legal handbook, I was confronted a few times with a "whilst" that didn't sound right to my ear. After a

Dear teachers, Is there a reason why the suffixe "ed" in participles / adjectives is pronounced "id" whether the consonant is voiced or voiceless ? example: "wicked, learned, beloved, aged" Would you please give me more? Many thanks, Hela