... there is no clash between the final letter of the first and the first letter of the second. This generalization is, however, a very weak guide to what happens in practice. Compare, for example, ... Oxford, 1983) MEU H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (edn. 2, revised by Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford, 1965) NEB The New English Bible (Oxford and Cambridge, 1970) ODWE The Oxford ... The suffix -able is also added to words of “distinctly French or English origin” (OED, s. v. -ble), and as a living element to English roots. A. Words ending in -able. The following alterations...