ABSTRACT
Merely orthographic peculiarities are seen when y after a consonant is changed into i, when a consonant is doubled after a short vowel, and when a mute e disappears, e.g.
The following phonetic modifications should be noted: An r regains its consonantal value before the endings:
Syllabic [l] becomes non-syllabic: simple simpler simplest
The sound of [g] appears after [ŋ], written ng: strong stronger strongest
degrees of comparison are really living; in occasional new-formations like cunninger, cunningest, [ŋ] only is sounded.
