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Latin derivatives [closed]
My work is all about the structure and meaning of derivative adjectives. And it was quite easy with flower-flowered pairs. But what about such words as "final" or "annual"? Their stems "ann" and "fin" ...
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What’s the rule for adding “-er” vs. “-or” when nouning a verb?
What’s the rule to decide whether you add -er or whether you add -or when creating a noun from a verb?
Sometimes it’s -er:
read > reader
hate > hater
hit > hitter
But other times it’s -or:
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