English language inconsistencies
rants about the English language and its inconsistencies
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The situation is irreparable and irrevocable
irreparable and irrevocable are strange words.
Their root words are "repair" and "revoke", respectively. Somehow, adding a prefix and suffix to both words causes an unexpected mutation in spelling.
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