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Why do the words “cheery” and “cherry” have different outlines in the Anniversary dictionary? It would seem to me that the “cherry” outline is the appropriate one for both and that the “cheery” outline is actually “cheerily”. Can someone explain this to me?
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"Cheery" is a derivative of "cheer", which follows the reversed r rule (like "jeer", "dear", "deer", "tear", etc.). Hence, we write the root as ch – reversed e. In turn, the derivatives of "cheer" keep the root form when possible to make them distinct: cheery = ch – reversed e – e; cheerly = ch – reversed e – e (like "cheery"); cheerily = ch – e – r – loop (adds an r since it follows the -ily, -aly rule). We do not write "cherily" as "ch-loop" because that would be "cheers." There shouldn't be confusion between "cheery" and "cheerly" because one is an adjective and the other is an adverb.
"Cherry" is just a normal two-syllable word (ch-e-r-e), good on top of ice creams and some adult beverages, :-).
Quiz: How would you write "cheeriness"? 🙂
I hope this helps.
I would write it like "happiness," with the NES part on top of the reverse E.
Unlike happy, cheery has two e circles. Would you drop one so that you can write the nes part, or do you write both?
Maybe write it in Simplified instead…….?
I'd automatically write CH – reverse E – E – N – E – S, with the N extending from the top of the second E. What would YOU write? LOL
The way 'cheery' is written in the 1930 dictionary, it would seem logical to complete the second 'e' (the 'ly') and then bring the 'n' out over the first (reversed) 'e'.
If you write the outline for "cheery", you'll see that the second E is completed at the top of the start of the reverse E, so naturally the N would extend out above both of the E's. It sounds more complicated to describe than it actually is to write! ROF
Thanks for clearing that up… and introducing new confusion 🙂 I'm sure things will become more apparent with practice.
You're welcome! Incidentally, the answer to the quiz is: ch-e-r-e-n-e-s: "cheeriness" is spelled out completely for clarity.
Cheers!
So jontib was correct in 2.b!
Just to add to the complexity, the PreAnni dictionary has "ch-e-r-e-n," as "e-n" could be used for "-iness."