Re: Ergative and other questions

Mark J. Reed scripsit:

> So the -ee suffix in English is ergative.
Exceptions: divorcee, fiancee, negligee (all straight French borrowings,
and all still +female), bargee (bizarre), refugee (no underlying verb,
but if there were one it would be accusative), goatee (probably -y rather
than -ee).

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