Adjectives: Beware of suffixes -ical and -ic

by | Jul 5, 2013 | Grammar, Language

One of the ways to form an adjective is to add the suffix ~ic or ~ical. There is no clear rule about when to use which. As a rule of thumb, many of the older nouns have the ~ical adjective, while most of the newer ones have ~ic suffix. The suffix ~ic or ~ical means...