Exceptions to the -tion rule in French
| From: | Alfred Wallace <alfredhw@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 8, 2001, 1:28 |
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I can think of two off the top of my head. One is "un cation," which means
(incredibly) "a cation" (the chemical term).
Also, the french word for a violent ancient greek sport is "le pankration."
Do these count? Greek loanwords are good for exceptions in French.
Alfred
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