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Default Re: Adjectives ending -ic & -ical
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Originally Posted by silgab View Post
Instructor,

What are the rules to distinguish, when we need to use ic or ical.

Please let me know

Thanks
Welcome to the forums.

“ic” (roughly) corresponds to “having the quality or essence of” while “ical” (again roughly) corresponds to “of or relating to”, like classic/classical or historic/historical.

Here is an explanation: -ic, -ical. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993
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