Questions tagged [able-ible]
Questions about words spelled with either *-able* or *-ible*.
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'-ible' suffix vs. '-able' suffix
This question comes about because I usually always spell the word incorrectly and the spell checker underlines in red the word: compatible.
In my head, I always want to spell it compatable, and my ...
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in-able ? un-able?
Suffix -able adds meaning "being able" to a word. I know that.
Prefix in- and un- mean "not" or some negative meaning. I know that.
However, when it comes to mixing of these, I am confused.
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comprehendible vs comprehensible [closed]
Just got into a debate at work whether comprehendible is a word. It appears as I type this that comprehensible is preferred in Firefox's dictionary. However, when I used Outlook's spellchecker it ...
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"Indispensible": is it correct?
Today, I saw a news headline on BBC News. It says:
Nuclear power is 'indispensible' says
safety agency.
As far as I know, the correct word should be "indispensable". Is it a typo (an example ...
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