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Why do some ---ify verbs have a different noun ending?

etymology suffixes latin derivational-morphology ending

Et cetera vs Et al

word-usage abbreviations latin

What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi-/di-, tri-, quad-, etc.?

etymology numbers latin

'Miscellaneous': must be followed by a plural count noun

etymology grammatical-number latin style-manuals abstract-nouns

What is the plural of Prius?

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How is the word "qua" used?

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Is there a reason why "gn" in "reigning" is pronounced /n/ while in "regnant" it is pronounced [gn]?

orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling latin phonology historical-change

What is the proper plural of “a series”? [closed]

grammatical-number word-usage possessives latin defective-nouns

Old English instead of Latin in early Britain

history latin linguistics old-english germanic-languages

“via” vs. “through”

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Why does "stigmata" [often] have penult stress?

pronunciation pronunciation-vs-spelling latin greek stress

Why "Jesu" rather than "Jesus" in this carol?

word-choice proper-nouns latin religion christmas

Does "pig" (fat animal) come from the Latin "pinguedo" (fat)?

etymology latin animals

Why is "-ber" the suffix of the last four months of the year?

suffixes latin dates

Why do we pronounce a long second vowel in "decide", but a short second vowel in "decision"?

pronunciation latin vowels

Can I start a sentence with "i.e."?

sentence abbreviations latin sentence-starts

Why 'd' in 'Aeneid'?

etymology history latin poetry greek

Correct spelling/italicization of e.g., i.e.? [closed]

punctuation latin italics

"Emigrant" vs. "immigrant"

etymology differences latin confusables

Why does the 'b' in absorb change to a 'p' in absorption?

orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling suffixes latin consonants