-ible, -eable, -able
-ible, -eable, -able
(OP)
My recurring question with thanks in anticipation for your input, is there a rule for these endings?
Examples:
-able -eable -ible
debatable manageable convertible
disputable traceable digestible
livable sizeable indestructible





RE: -ible, -eable, -able
Sure, there are rules, but most of the rules are full of exceptions or the rule requires you to know which language donated the word to English.
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- Steve
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RE: -ible, -eable, -able
-ible or -able originally depended on the origins of the word being modified (a greek or latin root, i forget which applies to which). i suspect that modern usage has lost this nuance (or nuisance)
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drawn to design, designed to draw