How would you spell "slabable?"
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Slabable or Slabbable?
My coal-fired computer does not recognize either spelling as correct.
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Seems like English convention would dictate “slabbable”. I see grabbable seems to be the correct spelling of that word so that’s consistent.
It was slabbed because it was slabbable.
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When adding an -able suffix to a word that ends in a single consonant it is usually doubled, so "slabbable".
Slab able
Slab-able
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would this conversation be slab babble?
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I like "slab-babble"
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for the discussion, it seems slabbable wins
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I think “slabable”.
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If "slabbable" seems too slobbery-sounding for you, then maybe hyphenate to "slab-able" instead.
Or skip the whole "-able" suffix and try something like "slab-worthy".
Coin collectors are probably one of the few subcultures that use the word "slab" as a verb, so mainstream English hasn't needed to consider the spelling of the resultant adjective.
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Just say able to slab.
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Without the double-b the “a” would have a long sound thus the word would sound goofy. So “slabbable” is likely the way to go.
I prefer the former but both seem acceptable depending upon where you are from, but the real question is whether the coin is slabworthy.
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Slabbable it is.
According to Gallagher it probably would be 'slabubul'.
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That is what this link says to do.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/when-do-you-add-able-to-a-word/
End in a consonant then double the last letter (as in regrettable).
Except don't double an X (as in taxable).
Except if word ends in two consonants, then just add the able (as in predictable).
Also mentions the ending in silent E and the Y.
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double x and z would make those words gee-wizzable
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