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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

What's the difference between

young and youngish?

What does the -ish suffix mean?



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It's an informal way of reducing the strength of the adjective. eg She has red hair. It's red.

  • It's an informal way of reducing the strength of the adjective.
  • eg She has red hair.
  • It's red.
  • eg She has reddish hair.
  • It's somewhat red.
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It's an informal way of reducing the strength of the adjective.

eg She has red hair. It's red.

eg She has reddish hair. It's somewhat red.

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