"drug" and irregulation

[Neal Whitman]

To my way of thinking...

ADJ:  regular / irregular
ADJ attenuative: regularish /irregularish
VB "make s.t. ADJ": regularize / irregularize
VB: regulate / ??irregulate
N "act of V-ing": regulation / ??irregulation

Neal

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From: "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
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Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: "drug" and irregulation


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> At 11/12/2010 10:23 PM, Neal Whitman wrote:
>>Is "irregulation" a shortcut/abbreviation/5-keystroke-typo for
>>"irregularization"?
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> If "irregular" is the adjective, why can't I make "irregulation" the
> noun?  "Irregularish" would seem to be the proper antecedent for
> "irregularishation".
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> Joel
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