Some, though not all, of the above words in or are
usually spelled in England with our, as _splendour, saviour,_ etc., and
many books printed in this country for circulation in England retain
this spelling. See {end of a}p{pendix} ..
Words ending in able and ible.
Another class of words in which we are often confused is those which end
in _able_ or _ible_. The great majority end in _able,_ but a few
derived from Latin words in _ibilis_ retain the _i_. A brief list of
common words ending in _ible_ is subjoined:
compatible
compressible
convertible
forcible
enforcible
gullible
horrible
sensible
terrible
possible
visible=
perceptible
susceptible
audible
credible
combustible
eligible
intelligible
irascible
inexhaustible
reversible=
plausible
permissible
accessible
digestible
responsible
admissible
fallible
flexible
incorrigible
irresistible=
ostensible
tangible
contemptible
divisible
discernible
corruptible
edible
legible
indelible
indigestible
Of course when a soft _g_ precedes the doubtful letter, as in _legible,_
we are always certain that we should write _i,_ not _a_.
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