By Prefixes, Vowels

I'm afraid that in British English the rule *is* different. We do indeed tend to use hyphens after the prefix "non-" (which avoids the possibility of mispronouncing words such as "nonnative" ).As regards other prefixes, "pre-" and "co-" still sometimes...

As far as I know nobody mentioned Hungarian. Well, try it....it is not similar to anything (closest relative is Finnish, but they separated so long ago, that they are not mutually understandable). It is agglutinative, meaning there are conjugations at the end of words, and you have to pronounce...

, I.e Elsewhere = DIS (Dis-Affected) UN distinction is semantic, not phonologically driven. Also these prefixes were most likely separate words origionally and over time changed to the bound morpheme we know them as. I see that most of them are semantically driven but there is a distiction...

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,...

Anonymous wrote:Hi, freak guy, otherwise You would not ferer the poor guy to long lists of words to memorise by heart or to practical usage ONLY. Have a nice sleep in Your den So, should I learn ancient roots, rules, and which consonant and vowels go here and there ? Should I burn my brain...

Hi, freak guy, of course, there are very strict rules, but these rules are rooted in ancient LAtin, if You do not know Latin, then You can claim there are no rules. But if You are not educated enought, You should not state such a nonsense. There are rules as to what consonants or vowels must...

There are many rules governing the writing of compounds, and many exceptions to the rules. I would say that you should always first consult a good dictionary to see if the compound has an established form. From Webster's Third New International Dictionary, here are some of the rules...