RULE OVERRIDDEN:
announcement annunciation enunciation		Halved N to represent "-ment" is never vocalised See also "pronouncement" and "renouncement" on DO-6-Care-O-Z
beerhouse poorhouse		See also "poor poorer pure purer" below
birth/berth burial
British brutish
clear queer		Similar words use Kway as normal e.g. acquire square
caused cost influenced* *Short Form		See also "cause influence" on DO-4-Care-C-D
debtor editor		See also "auditor daughter" on DO-1-Vowel
describe transcribe		"transcribe" omits the R
description* descriptions transcription discourse *Contraction		The contraction for "description" is only used for the singular, as adding circle S for the plural would make it look too similar to "discourse"
dialogue duologue
edification deification defection		See also "defy" and "defied" on DO-1-Vowel
endless needless		The fuller outline for "needless" gives room for the vowel to be inserted
erroneously earnestly		Matches "erroneous" and also enables diphone to be written more clearly
farther further		"Farther" refers to distance "Further" refers to distance and also means "additional"
farthest furthest
favoured favourite
firs furs furze		furze = gorse shrub
former (=previous) former (=one who forms) farmer
formerly formally
Frances Francis France's
Frances's Francis's
gentleman* gentlemen* gent *Short Forms		Position follows the last vowel, to gain the distinction See also "agent agency giant" on DO-3-Care-A-B
greatly* gradually   *Short Form
hardy hearty
hardly heartily
human humane		Position follows the last vowel, to gain the distinction See also "inhuman inhumane" on DO-1-Vowel
indefinite undefined		See also "definite defined" on DO-4-Care-C-D
noble knowable notable
poor poorer pure purer poorest purest		See also "beerhouse poorhouse" above
producer purchaser predecessor
prominent permanent pre-eminent
putrefy petrify
putrefied petrified
regard regret
right/write righting writing
routine written
rewrite rewriting rewritten		Follows normal rules, but given for comparison with above
salutary solitary
Roger Richard
secret sacred consecrated
served swerved server swerver		"swerved" thus to avoid an indistinct outline
shaker shocker
truest dearest* *Using Short Form
unavoidable inevitable
unsoiled unsold sold
untangle entangle
vinegar vinaigrette
Wells Wales
woman women		Position follows the last vowel, to gain the distinction See also "workwoman workwomen" on DO-1-Vowel

DO Intro        DO 1 Vowel        DO 2 Rule        DO 3 Care A-B

DO 4 Care C-D        DO 5 Care E-N        DO 6 Care O-Z

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