Hi I didn't mean to undermine your answer. I'm sorry if I implied such a thing, but I was merely giving an example and saying that, given the actual pronunciation of most of these suffixes, I find it more logical to use -ize, since people

I don't know of a webpage that drills these ideas, but here is some written material that may help. There are, in American English, five types of verb with regard to the pronunciation of the regular past tense. (The spelling rules are

Directly quoted from dictionary.com: Homonym, homophone, and homograph designate words that are identical to other words in spelling or pronunciation, or both, while differing from them in meaning and usually in origin. Homophones are words that

Is the sibilant in "yous" always vocalized? I have no taped "Sopranos" shows to check. Do you mean "voiced" (pronounced (z))? Yes, I believe it is. The alternate, probably more common, spelling "youse"

Hi Forbes I agree with you completely. Of course grammar includes syntax. I wrote about the very first experiences of a person who is beginning his language studies. All such experiences are very subjective! I don't think there is an objective

Wow, what a lot of nonesense. Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language? Huh? What are you talking about? I was

I don't know of any rules that dictate the pronunciation in that regard. I tend to believe that every language has some element that is particularly difficult to learn and with English, it's the pronunciation and spelling. Seriously, for what

Great, I was even called a dick. Thanks a lot. Don't take it too seriously. People in this newsgroup enjoy punning off each others messages. there's nothing personal in it. However at least one person noticed that I really use this tool to

"Feck" is a common variant of "" in Ireland. ... name but my father, who is Irish, finds it hilarious. But it's pronounced Faykenham, so the sound isn't the same. David =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D replace usenet with the Are we

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