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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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proper use of suffix -ive versus -ion

0 Looking for rules relating to the proper use of suffixes -ive and -ion. I've already recieved much speculation from other forums on which is correct, so I would more appreciate a reply by someone who has concrete evidence for its proper use. Which of the following is correct?02br
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01font00The machine operates on principles of 01font00inductive02font00 heating.02font02br
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01font00The machine operates on principles of 01font00induction02font00 heating.02font02br
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00Induction is the more commonly used if you consider Googles results. However I did find the following excerpt that clearly establishes that the proper use is Inductive, IF in fact, it is correct. To me, the base word "induct" is used as an adjective in my application. So if the following is true, then the ending IVE would be the appropriate to use.02br
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00except : "Take for example the root word ACT. This is a strong root, one that can stand by itself; to act means to do something. We can then add different suffixes to the work ACT to make it a different part of speech. If we add the suffix "ive" we get the word ACTIVE. Active is the adjective form of act. If we add the suffix "ion" we now have an ACTION, which is a noun."02br
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00Can someone with practical knowledge of its proper use please elaborate? 02br
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00Thank you so much.02br
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0I don't know what you're really looking for, Erik. 01i 00-Ion02i 00 is a noun suffix and 01i 00-ive02i 00 is an adjective suffix. 02br 02br 00Preferred usage can only be determined by what is current in the field or among those using the term.

  • 0I don't know what you're really looking for, Erik.
  • 01i 00-Ion02i 00 is a noun suffix and 01i 00-ive02i 00 is an adjective suffix.
  • 02br 02br 00Preferred usage can only be determined by what is current in the field or among those using the term.
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0I don't know what you're really looking for, Erik. 01i00-Ion02i00 is a noun suffix and 01i00-ive02i00 is an adjective suffix. In forming compound nouns, we often have the choice of using the noun-noun form or the adjective-noun form:02br
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01i00Inductive/induction heating02br
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Well then if I understand you correctly, either is correct. I didn't expect that answer. Ok, based on google search terms, its apparent that induction heating is used much more commonly than inductive heating. So I'm going to assume this means we will be using induction. Thank you for the time you took to reply.

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