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Ellycat Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Rule for words ending in 'ance' and 'ence'.
Is there a rule for words that end in 'ance' or ence'? E.g.,affluence, eloquence, essence, influence, insurgence, sentence, tolerance, insurance, brilliance etc., etc. I realise they turn some of the words into nouns i.e., insure, tolerate, insurgent, brilliant, affluent, eloquent, but I wish there was a steadfast rule as I get mixed up SO many times.
I believe it stems from Latin.
Many thanks in advance.
I believe it stems from Latin.
Many thanks in advance.
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As far as I can ascertain, there are no rules for determining the correct suffix. It is a case of memorizing the correct one for the root word. There is a list of rules on the website Everything2, but as another webpage author comments, it would be less mental effort to simply memorize the words and spellings.
- As far as I can ascertain, there are no rules for determining the correct suffix.
- It is a case of memorizing the correct one for the root word.
- There is a list of rules on the website Everything2, but as another webpage author comments, it would be less mental effort to simply memorize the words and spellings.
- For what it is worth, see the following link: Spelling with -ant and -ance versus -ent and -ence
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As far as I can ascertain, there are no rules for determining the correct suffix. It is a case of memorizing the correct one for the root word.
There is a list of rules on the website Everything2, but as another webpage author comments, it would be less mental effort to simply memorize the words and spellings. For what it is worth, see the following link:
There is a list of rules on the website Everything2, but as another webpage author comments, it would be less mental effort to simply memorize the words and spellings. For what it is worth, see the following link:
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EllycatI believe it stems from Latin.Sort of. But even attempts to relate these to the conjugations of Latin verbs end up failing. It's pretty much hopeless. You just have to look them up in a dictionary when you can't remember the correct spelling.
CJ
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