SUFFIXES 2

(A) -lity -rity
 

For these, disjoin the stroke that comes before the "lity" or "rity" ending. It helps to remember that these two endings are inferred, not written.

If there is a vowel immediately before those endings, this is only written where convenient, otherwise omitted e.g. after a circle or halving:

"credi-bility" inserts the I vowel easily

"princi-pality" "practi-cality" omit the I vowel, as it cannot be written after the circle or halving

P = -pality- perity
 

principality municipality prosperity

B = -bility -barity
 

availability flexibility credibility acceptability stability

suitability visibility mobility capability reliability

T = -tility -tality -terity -tuality
 

hostility utility versatility

hospitality mortality posterity punctuality

D = -delity

fidelity

J = -jority (also "-logical" see next item) -gility
 

majority fragility (fragile)

M = -mality
 

formality

K = -cality
 

practicality technicality illogicality*

*This outline is shown incorrectly in the big red shorthand dictionary

G = -gality

frugality

N = -nality -nority
 

originality criminality minority

L = -larity
 

regularity irregularity popularity similarity

R = -rality -ralty
 

generality Admiralty

V = -viality

joviality conviviality (jovial convivial)

casualty sensuality (casual* sensual)

* Optional Contraction

(B) In full where necessary or to get a clearer outline:
 

nationality speciality humility individuality

subtlety cruelty loyalty compatibility (compatible)

quality locality faculty penalty

Choice of outlines:

possibility*  finality

* Optional Contraction

normality abnormality

Contraction: familiar-ity

(C) -logical -logically

Disjoined J for both of these suffixes:
 

biological physiological geological archaeological sociological

technological psychological meteorological chronological ecological
 

Note: logical illogical*

* See above for "illogicality"

(D) -ward -yard

Halved Way and Yay, thus omitting the R sound:
 

forward backward upwards downwards onward* inward*

* Using Short Forms
 

awkward awkwardly westward reward

Edward Hayward compare Heywood

backyard vineyard shipyard graveyard steelyard lanyard
 

(E) Phrases

The B stroke for the suffix "-ability" can also be used for the noun "ability":

ability, my ability, your ability, their abilities, sufficient ability, best of my ability*

* Omission phrase

The halved Way stroke can also be used for "word" or "would" in phrases, thus enabling a phrase to be made where the normal short form cannot join:

this word, these words, many words, few words, in his own words

this would be, that would be, they would have, I would never, we would not

we would like, look forward*, looking forward*

* Omission phrases, leaving out the R Hook

SUMMARY

• For -lity -rity and similar, disjoin the consonant before it

• Disjoin J for -logical/ly

• -ward and -yard omit the R

EXTRA VOCABULARY

irritability predictability flammability inflammability barbarity

liberality eventuality neutrality impracticality carnality

farcicality banality juvenility jocularity

singularity angularity plurality

jollity temerity hilarity modality duality

topicality functionality vocality verticality

rationality seniority musicality tonality veniality

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