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This thread for words you think ought to be added by class. Exempli gratia: "Gerunds ending in 'ing' should always admit the plural 'ings'". Verbs ending in consonants should always permit "er" endings to turn them into nouns and admit the plural form. Verbs ending in "e" should permit the "r" ending and "rs" plural form that turns them into nouns and their plurals. If you can think of other such examples, feel free to add them. That also includes adverbs that are inexplicably missing, etc.
If Stephen wants the words individually listed, that might take some effort. But we ought to do it, perhaps spreading it out or having someone with programming skills who can flay a dictionary and generate words by the tens of thousands. Yup, we need flayers. And yes, there are rules for when "er" and "or" should be used, and there really are words ending in "ing" that cannot be pluralized.
So: rules for lists of words to be added en masse should be posted HERE.
If Stephen wants the words individually listed, that might take some effort. But we ought to do it, perhaps spreading it out or having someone with programming skills who can flay a dictionary and generate words by the tens of thousands. Yup, we need flayers. And yes, there are rules for when "er" and "or" should be used, and there really are words ending in "ing" that cannot be pluralized.
So: rules for lists of words to be added en masse should be posted HERE.