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Old 20-Jun-2007, 19:52
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Default Re: -ic vs. -ical

Alain you mean electric is closer to noun than electrical. True adjectives are closely related to nouns because they either define them more precisely or limit them. I believe one of the French writers once wrote the adjective is the enemy of the noun. The stress plays another role.
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