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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Double T
I know that -able is a common English suffix, so why do we use -table in "(un)forgettable"?
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Most words of more than one syllable which have the stress on the second syllable and end in a consonant double their last letter before adding the suffix. The suffix hasn't changed, it's the doubling "rule" that's been applied.
- Most words of more than one syllable which have the stress on the second syllable and end in a consonant double their last letter before adding the suffix.
- The suffix hasn't changed, it's the doubling "rule" that's been applied.
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Most words of more than one syllable which have the stress on the second syllable and end in a consonant double their last letter before adding the suffix. The suffix hasn't changed, it's the doubling "rule" that's been applied.
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Because forget ends in -t. 
The extrat is added to keep the pronunciation of the e short. Without the ext
The extrat is added to keep the pronunciation of the e short. Without the ext00
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Probably because target has the emphasis on the first syllable. See what Anonymous mentioned above.
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