The reduction of <s>'s in the fully formed word is an example of degemination, a concept I explain in my Latin Anatomy™️ LEXinar, which I'd be happy to schedule this summer with five registrations from clients who'd like to learn more about assimilation and allomorphy in general.
Notice how the characters in the big Facebook group vie for expertise, while no one takes the time to investigate, because they haven't got it, and if they did, they lack the understanding to pursue it.
The fourth anniversary of Shameless Spelling came and went without fanfare on April 1, no fooling. I had intended to acknowledge it with a post that day, but alas, I was sick in bed, out of state unexpectedly, without my laptop. This coming June
As it turns out, the key was not in studying the part with the <r(r)>; they key was in figuring out what the <y> is (and is not) in each of the families.
I am planning to attend two conferences in Southern California a week apart: the IDALA Language & Learning Conference on Saturday, March 8th, at UCLA, and the CSHA Convergence Conference in Pasadena, March 13-16. I'm not presenting at either conference, just exhibiting.
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