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1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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55. _What is a Redundant prefix?_
One that does not change the signification of the root; as, _a_ in
the word adry.

56. _When is ie changed to y?_
Before the ending _ing_.

57. _When use the digraph ei in spelling?_
Ei follows c soft, and begins words.

58. _When use ie in spelling?_
Ie follows consonants (except c soft), and ends words.

59. _In changing the word hoe to hoeing, why retain the e?_
To preserve its signification.

60. _What is the origin of the suffix less?_
Anglo-Saxon.

61. _What is the origin of the word English?_
It is derived from the word Angles.

62. _Who were the Angles?_
They were a tribe of people who came from the land of the Low
Germans and settled in Britain in the fifth century.

63. _What does the word England mean?_
"The land of the Angles."

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