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AllaN01Bear

(28,708 posts) Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:24 PM Dec 19

gramer cops and other interesed parties . a question if i may?

ive noticed in the last 30 or so years , there has been in popular use the word extention able .
example : access to the apartments are some what bikeABLE , or someone is on my punchABLEs list , or that computer is upgradeABLE . is this a legit extenision ? thanks in advance .

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gramer cops and other interesed parties . a question if i may? (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Dec 19 OP

i'd call it a "suffix" rampartd Dec 19 #1

thanks . i just remembered that term. AllaN01Bear Dec 19 #3

The one that has made me groan is the addition of "doable" to the popular lexicon. Mister Ed Dec 19 #2

aggreed AllaN01Bear Dec 19 #4

it's a perfectly cromulent word! ret5hd Dec 19 #5

Lol, your post is really cromulent. 👍 Dave Bowman Dec 19 #6

hehe AllaN01Bear Dec 19 #7

Indubitably! Blues Heron Dec 19 #8

this discussion is justaprogressive Dec 19 #9

Fwiw, snot Dec 19 #10

rampartd

(3,963 posts)

1. i'd call it a "suffix"

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:36 PM

Dec 19

AllaN01Bear

(28,708 posts)

3. thanks . i just remembered that term.

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:37 PM

Dec 19

Mister Ed

(6,846 posts)

2. The one that has made me groan is the addition of "doable" to the popular lexicon.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:36 PM

Dec 19

If something can be done, then it's "doable", right? I guess the word "feasible" eluded too many people.

AllaN01Bear

(28,708 posts)

4. aggreed

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:38 PM

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ret5hd

(22,256 posts)

5. it's a perfectly cromulent word!

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:41 PM

Dec 19

Dave Bowman

(6,778 posts)

6. Lol, your post is really cromulent. 👍

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:47 PM

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AllaN01Bear

(28,708 posts)

7. hehe

Reply to Dave Bowman (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:49 PM

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Blues Heron

(8,457 posts)

8. Indubitably!

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Fri Dec 19, 2025, 02:12 PM

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justaprogressive

(6,361 posts)

9. this discussion is

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 02:14 PM

Dec 19

chewable...

snot

(11,543 posts)

10. Fwiw,

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 05:58 PM

Dec 19

my personal pet peeve is using preventative for preventive, orientate for orient, etc. – i.e., adding or substituting a syllable in order to turn the noun form of a verb back into a longer (and to me, more officious-sounding) form of the same verb (orient –> orientation –> orientate; prevent –> prevention –> preventative).

So "he took preventive measures" becomes "he took preventative measures," and
"she glanced at the map to orient herself" becomes "she glanced at the map to orientate herself."

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