The newsreader tells me that cars are now more economical.
This does not sound right to me.
It is as if someone told me the problem was intrinsical rather than intrinsic.
Or that this forum was democratical.
To me economic would work better in this spot.
Interested in the opinions of other speakers.
By ear some words ending in 'ic' have meaning when 'al' is added, some do not, and some just sound as if the addition was not necessary.
e.g. logic, fantastic, rhetoric, cubic, politic, medic, obstetric, physic, patriotic, episodic, geriatric
I wonder if there are any useful rules here.
This does not sound right to me.
It is as if someone told me the problem was intrinsical rather than intrinsic.
Or that this forum was democratical.
To me economic would work better in this spot.
Interested in the opinions of other speakers.
By ear some words ending in 'ic' have meaning when 'al' is added, some do not, and some just sound as if the addition was not necessary.
e.g. logic, fantastic, rhetoric, cubic, politic, medic, obstetric, physic, patriotic, episodic, geriatric
I wonder if there are any useful rules here.