October 29, 2020
Lesson 26. Word formation. Suffixation. Part II.
Sufffix -ish
The canonical use of -ish is as a suffix meaning “approximately,” as in bluish, tallish, sixish, or even hungry-ish.
This is the definition—the only definition—that you’ll find in Merriam-Webster, which notes that -ish derives from the Old English -isc, of Germanic origin, which in turn is related to similar such suffixes in Dutch (-isch) and Greek (-iskos)
Suffix -ive
Suffix -ive is also a Latin suffix that means "that performs or tends toward an (indicated) action".
Adjectve suffixes -ing and -ed: What`s the difference?
Watching and discussing
Teaming in modern world
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_edmondson_how_to_turn_a_group_of_strangers_into_a_team
Homework
Task 1.
Task 2. Refresh the usage of suffix -ous.
