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1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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64. _Why is our language sometimes called the "Teutonic language"?_
Because it is derived from the ancient Germans, who were called
Teutons.

65. _What kind of words end in ize?_
Verbs derived from the Greek.

66. _What kind of words end in ise?_
Most words derived from the French.

67. _Why is the English called a Composite Language?_
Because it is derived from so many different sources.

68. _Does adding a single consonant to a word ever make an
additional syllable?_
It does.

69. _Give examples._
Grade, grad-ed; confide, con-fi-ded.

70. _Can a word be compound and derivative at the same time?_
It can; as, ball-player.

71. _How distinguish between an affix and a part of a compound
word?_
If all the parts retain their literal signification they form
a compound; if not, the part which loses its signification
becomes an affix in a derivative.

72. _Is the word outside compound or derivative?_
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