| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 19:11 |
On 4/25/07, Jim Henry <jimhenry1973@...> wrote:> In at least some cases the -al word used to exist but has become > archaic (it was a synonym of the -ic word anyway): e.g., > poetical, piratical....I've personally encountered "piratical" and "egotistical" far more often than *piratic or *egotistic.> > enigmatically {enigma}>tic>>ally> > > Over 100K Ghits.But "enigmatical" just comes off as intentionally-comical Old West-speak. -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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| Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> | |
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