On this week’s podcast, learn about the word endings -tion and -sion. We also answer your questions and discuss your comments.
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There are rules, but they are complicated. We’ll mention some here, but for more details go to: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Commonly-Confused-Suffixes-tion-vs-sion.htm
Use “-tion” with verbs ending in “-ate”
celebrate – celebration
communicate – communication
hesitate – hesitation
educate – education
There are exceptions:
revolt – revolution
starve – starvation
elect – election
act – action
flirt – flirtation
rate – rating
Use “-ation” with verbs ending in “-ize/-ise” and “ify”
authorize/ise – authorization/authorisation
customize – customization
specialize – specialization
organize – organization
humanize – humanization
There are exceptions:
capsize – capsizal/capsizing
compromise – compromise
surprise – surprise
clarify – clarification
justify – justification
certify – certification
amplify – amplification
simplify – simplification
Use “-sion” with verbs ending in “-de”
invade -invasion
decide – decision
explode – explosion
conclude – conclusion
collide – collision
deride – derision
The pronunciation is the same /shun/
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Hi Craig and Reza,
First of all, thanks a lot for choosing the topic I suggested to you for this episode of Inglespodcast, also thanks for your advice and corrections about my recording. It’s very weird to hear to oneself speaking in a language you don’t totally control but it’s good to realize for the mistakes that you can do. I think many mistake cames from ”Spainglish” that I do.
I also want to take the chance to suggest to you another topic for a next episode. If I remember well I think you both once said that you were keen on science and that stuff, well, so am I, and the these days I am getting really impressed with the subject of genetic new researches, genoma modificación and so on. I am talking about what it’s called Crispr and Crispr-cas 9 technology. It’s really awesome the new panorama we will have in few years , most of all , with all the ethical dilemma could present to us this technology. In Netflix, there are two documentary about this that makes blowup my mind. One is Human Nature and the other one is Antinatural selection. I fleart out with both of them , I strongly recommend to you.
To finish just desire you good time in this days and tell to you that if you ever came to San Sebastian again I’ll be please to meet you both in person. Hugs,
Igor
Hi Igor. Have you heard the podcast we did about new food sources? I think you’ll like it: https://inglespodcast.com/2020/12/06/new-food-sources-airc341/
I’ll definitely watch those two Netflix documentaries on Netflix. They sound interesting. But first I have to finish watching the Mandalorian!