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entombed in the shrine of zeroes and ones ([personal profile] rone) wrote2006-02-19 10:57 pm
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drive-by grammar nazi!

Take a verb that ends in -ce, such as "service" or "replace".  When you add the -able suffix to adjectivize that word, the result should keep the e.  Do not elide it, or the c will become hard.  "serviceable", "replaceable": good.  "servicable", "replacable": bad.