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  • Hyphenating Words : What is the rule for Hyphenating Words?



  • Suffixes in Verbs : -ise or -ize : -ise or -ize in British English & American English



  • Job Title Suffixes : -er & -ist : Is there any rule which tells us when to use ....er and when to use .....ist at the end of a job name?



  • Negative Prefixes : un-, in-, im-, il-, dis- : what is the difference please between flammable and inflammable?



  • Noun Suffixes : Can we add -ness to all types of words to make nouns?



  • Suffixes : -less, -free : Sugarfree or sugarless? When to add 'less' and when to add '-free' to form an adjective?



  • The use of Articles before Geographical Names : Why do we use the Articles before Geographical Names?



  • Electric or Electrical : How to use the Adjectival suffixes: -ic and -ical?



  • Economic and Economical : How to use the suffix : -al?



  • Possessives or Compound Nouns : How to use the genitive inflection?
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