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.
Note that I didn't have to decide when or how to introduce the IPA. The opportunity to introduce it and its relationship to understanding English spelling arose organically from our syntactic study.
Does a proverb really has anything to do with a verb?
I am always stunned by the depth of grammatical memory my students retain. It's the kind of memory that is borne of understanding, not memorization or gimmicks.
Poppy has a lot to sort out in the 'sound house' she in building in her mind, that is, the phonologies of the languages she will be living in for the rest of her life.
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