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Re: Words with double consonants

CalifJim — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:52:28 GMT

Matsko
I am aware that its one M

No. It's two m's.

There is no general rule.

panel has one n. flannel has two n's. These rhyming words should both take the same pattern!

The least often doubled are h, j, k, q, v, w, x, y. It would be a rare word that contained a doubling of one of these consonants.

In the case of Latinate verbs, doubling is a little more predictable. Many of these consist of a prefix (or two) and a root. Unfortunately, you have to have a good knowledge, or at least a good intuition, about Latin prefixes and roots. All in all, it is probably not worth the trouble to learn all the rules.

Nevertheless, it may be instructive to examine a few cases.

Prefixes: re, com. Root: mend. recommend You need one m for the prefix com and another m for the root mend.

Prefixes: de, con. Root: struct. deconstruct No doubling required.

Prefixes: dis, con Root: nect disconnect One n for the prefix; another n for the root.

Prefix: op Root: pose oppose One p for the prefix; another p for the root.

Prefix: im Root: merse immerse One m for the prefix; another for the root.

Prefixes: ac, com Root: mod Suffix: ate accommodate One c for the first prefix; one for the next prefix. One m for the second prefix; another for the root.

Watch for these related groups of prefixes that are associated with doubled consonants:

col, cor, com, con; il, ir, im; op, oc, of; sup, suf; ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at

collect, correct, commend, connect, illegal, irregular, immerse, oppose, occur, offer, suppose, suffer, accede, affect, aggregate, allay, announce, approve, arrange, assault, attract.

There is no prefix am or om before m. These are reduced to a and o, so there is no doubling: amend, omit. The same applies to av and ov. avoid, overt.

Don't confuse the Latinate ac, af, ag, etc. with the "native English" prefix a, which connects with "native English" roots: awake, asleep, ago, awry, about, around, aloud, ... These never have doubling.

These comments just give a rough idea of a few of the sorts of ideas that underlie the patterns of doubled consonants in English.

Suffix/Prefix usage

bhikkhu1991 — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:10:59 GMT

Hello Grammar Teacher/Teachers,

1. Could you teach me how and when to use suffixes and prefixes that are available from the dictionaries,for example, to form a noun,a verb and an adjective ?

Thank you.

With best wishes.

Re: The correct usage of word "below"

CalifJim — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:44:55 GMT

When it comes to above and below used as adjectives, I prefer them after the noun. Some people insist that they can be used in front of the nouns, but that grates on my ear as much as the asleep man or saying We did that the before time instead of We did that the time before. It seems to me that all such modifiers (adverb-like or preposition-like words with a- or be- prefixes) are better after the nouns they modify.

the list above; the list below; the photo above; the photo below.

But in this specific case I would rephrase your sentence thus:

The required actions are listed below.

CJ

Re: word building

khoff — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:47:49 GMT

Miles -- I don't mean to be too discouraging, but "performaly" is not a word. I'm not even sure what an adjective form of a verb would be, unless you mean somehing like "a performing bear," in which case you would use the gerund. Not all parts of speech can be turned into other parts of speech by means of prefixes and suffixes. And what are "negative adjectives" and "negative adverbs"?

word building

Miles — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:30:42 GMT

Hi! I'd like to ask anybody. How can I easely learn prefixes an suffixes. Is there a dictionary what can easely help me? For instance, I can have the verb perform. Noun is performance, person is performer, adjective is performaly, and negative adjective, adverb and negative adverb. My dream dictionary give me all rest words in case I write a word. Is there any? Give me your opinion!

Re: What should I call it?

CalifJim — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:44:03 GMT

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, -ly, and so on, is called morphology. Is that the word you're looking for?

CJ

Re: What is the opposite of Sin?

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:06:44 GMT

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,
benevolent ...

Benevolence vs Malevolence?
I'm partial to committing an act of benevolence versus committing an act of sin.

And using the terms in this discussion:
Procuring grace?
Furnishing mitzvot?

And finally, my personal favorite:
If you want a word that more closely fits in with the "english" psyche, why not use a bit of latin to create your own? No, you don't need to learn it: just look up prefixes and suffixes for the words good and action (in terms of a noun and then 'anglicize' it for verb form (or vice versa :-D) ), right? Good idea? Have a better one?

Re: The prefix "De" and "E"

Clive — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:58:28 GMT

Hi,

What do these 2 prefixes mean?

de- Derived from the Latin de = from, down from. eg

activate / deactivate make active, make 'from' being active

compose / decompose bring elements together, take elements 'from' each other

e- a shortened form of the Latin ex = out, out from + various other meanings. eg

emerge , exit, exclude, exempt. All these verbs are often followed by the preposition 'from'.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: The sound of "S" at the beginning and in the middle of words

CalifJim — Mon, 15 May 2006 07:05:55 GMT

I don't know of a site like that.

Initial s is pronounced /s/, except in sure and sugar, where it is pronounced /S/*.
Medial s is problematic. There are no hard-and-fast rules -- mostly just lists.
In -ssion or -ssure, the double S is /S/. impression, pressure
In -sion or -sure, the S is /Z/*. vision, treasure
*/S/ is the sound of "sh" in "sheep". /Z/ is the sound of "s" in "measure" or of "zh" in "Zhivago".

Otherwise âssâ has the sound /s/. Exceptions where âssâ = /z/ are âAussie, Missouri, dessert, dissolve, scissorsâ, and the first âssâ of âpossessionâ

âscâ before âeâ, âiâ or âyâ acts as if âssâ. (acquiesce) Otherwise, âscâ is /sk/. (ascot, Oscar)

Intervocalic ârsâ, âlsâ, and ânsâ. The âsâ is /s/. (horse, else, density, dorsal, conversation, pulse, pensive)
But when followed by final âyâ or âeyâ the tendency in this situation is for âsâ to be /z/. (Mersey, Jersey, pansy, tansy, palsy) Unusual cases with three intervocalic consonants. parsley (/s/), Guernsey (/z/).
Intervocalic âspâ, âstâ*, âskâ. The âsâ is /s/. (aspen, mustard, asking, prosper, hostile, askew)

*But after a stressed vowel, final âstleâ and âstenâ have a silent âtâ, and âsâ is /s/. (castle, rustle, hasten) Stated differently, in such contexts âstâ has the sound of âssâ. An exception is âpestleâ, which may be pronounced with or without the /t/.

Intervocalic âsmâ, âsnâ, âslâ, âsbâ, âsdâ, âsgâ. The âsâ is /z/. (Osmond, osmium, cosmic, Asner, Maslow, Cosby, wisdom, Disney, frisbie, dismal, paisley) But not in compounds: (busboy, gaslight)

Final â-ismâ has /z/.

Intervocalic âsâ is typically /z/, but it is /s/ often enough to require memorizing the many exceptions. Note below how the same spellings can be /s/ or /z/, depending on the word or even the use of the word (noun or verb).

With /s/: case, base, chase, vase, erase
With /z/: phase, phrase, laser, quasar
With /s/: obese
With /z/: these, Chinese, Japanese, and all "nationality words" in "-ese"
With /s/: vise, isolate, isobar, and all words with prefix âiso-â.
With /z/: rise, wise, arise, advise, supervise, improvise, all prefix + âvise" words, advertise, prison
With /s/: dose, close (adj), verbose, morose, purpose, monstrosity, porosity
With /z/: chose, hose, close (v), nose, pose, prose, rose, those; lose, whose; position
With /s/ : obtuse, recluse; use, abuse, excuse (nouns)
With /z/: muse, fuse, ruse, amuse, accuse, profuse, confuse; use, abuse, excuse (verbs)
With /z/: raise, praise, braise, raisin, daisy
With /s/: geese, Reese
With /z/: cheese
With /s/: cease, crease, grease*, lease
With /z/: tease, ease, please; easel, teasel, weasel; reason, season, treason
With /s/: mouse, louse, grouse, douse (v), house (n)
With /z/: rouse, arouse, carouse; house (v), lousy; browse, drowse, drowsy
With /s/: moose, goose, loose, noose, caboose
With /z/: choose
*âgreaseâ has /s/ in the northern U.S. and /z/ in the southern U.S.

Prefix + root.

With the prefix âtransâ it often makes no difference whether /s/ or /z/ is used.
Speakers vary in their choices.
/s/ or /z/: transpire, transpose, transmit, transact
Latin prefixes âreâ, âdeâ, âpreâ followed by a root beginning with âsâ (and vowel) normally have /z/.
reserve, deserve, preserve, resort, present, design, resign, resent, resemble, resolve
But with /s/: resource, research; reset, resend, all âre-â meaning âagainâ.
But Anglo prefixes âbeâ, âaâ followed by a root beginning with âsâ (and vowel) have /s/.
beset, asea, beseech, aside, beside, besiege, asunder

CJ

suffixes and prefixes

Klavier — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:51:38 GMT

Hello.
I know this could be a too broad question but I'd like to know what are the most common suffixes and prefixes for verbs, adjectives and nouns. Can you write them according to your experience with the language?
Or where can I find this information? Any site?