Hello,
Going through a second reading of my French DJS manual, I’m as puzzled as I was during my first reading of the principles governing prefixes con-, com-, conn-, comm-.
The author presents the rule in three different paragraphs (160, 161, 162 for you Carlos) and distinguishes 3 cases:
*con+consonant/com+consonant
*conn-/com-
*com+vowel/con+vowel.
Why does the author never simply say that syllables KO and nasalized KON are written with K alone? Is there a subtlety that escapes me here?
Thanks.