[Spellyans] -ssy-

[Craig Weatherhill]

I can't say that I have ever seen 'encrecya', MIchael, but I have seen  
'encressyans'.  Better to leave well alone, I think.

Craig


On 14 Kev 2009, at 13:04, Michael Everson wrote:

> We have a rule that -ssy- is [sj] with the verbal suffix -ya, but  
> [ʃ] in other contexts.
>
> So we have passya [ˈpæsjə] but passyon [ˈpæʃən]
>
> grassyes [ˈɡɹæʃəs] 'gracious'.
>
> Rùssyan [ˈɹʊʃən] 'Russian'
>
> posessyon [pɔˈzɛʃən] 'property'
>
> What do we do about this, however:
>
> encressya [ɛŋˈkɹɛsjə] 'increase'
>
> Is the derived noun
>
> encressyans [ɛŋˈkɹɛʃəns] 'increase'
> or
> encrecyans [ɛŋˈkɹɛsjəns] 'increase'
>
> Or does the rule about -ssya also apply to -ssyans?
>
>
>
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Craig Weatherhill