an atheist is a person who rejects theism, this would lead any reasonable person to believe that the prefix a- indicates the opposite of the morpheme to which it is attached
but then bam an exception comes flying out of the proverbial 'left field,' propelled by the unknowable force of linguistics, and smashes the fielder in the head, thus stunning him and knocking him to the ground, if this metaphor is still running i would suppose that this would reflect the linguist being struck on the head by a hefty tome containing the rules and nuances of the english language, falling from the ceiling after being dislodged by miniature tears in the fabric of space time as a consequence of batshit insane philological constructs (the linguist will probably be killed by this impact unfortunately)
the exception i am referring to is of course the word "esthetic" which is a synonym to "aesthetic,"
also "flammable" which is a synonym to "inflammable,"
i wonder if a multidisciplinary linguist-scientist will ever use the convoluted niceties of language to build a time machine or some equivalently physically impossible device
the word lisp cruelly has an s in it
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there are five syllables in monosyllabic
vegetarians eat vegetables and humanitarians eat humans
when a door is open its ajar, but when a jar is open its not a door
the word nice. "nic" would most likely be pronounced "nick". however, the e at the end changes how the i and the c are pronounced, but is silent. WTFXUP
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