Talk:-ize

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic Neologisms

Unstressed (though strong) edit

According to the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, "This suffix is unstressed (though strong) in Received Pronunciation and General American, but sometimes stressed in other varieties".

However I do not understand what unstressed (though strong) refers to --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:55, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Neologisms edit

Neologisms in -ize are generally to be discouraged, for they are usually ungainly and often superfluous. Hence we have no use for artificialize, audiblize, cubiclize, fenderize (= to fix a dented fender), funeralize, ghettoize, Mirandize, nakedize, obituarize, ✳operationalize, prioritize. --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:56, 5 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

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