Hello,
I’m not sure if this is a word in English too, but I can’t figure out how to write indissociable according to DJS theory (I’d be interested in how other series write it too).
I know that dis- is just D-S, so indiss- would probably be ind-blend+S, but then there’s an O right after it, and the syllable is -so-, so it should be a right S, shouldn’t it? My DJS doesn’t have this right S, or at least I don’t really see it (I’m not even sure what I’m seeing actually, looking at the outline in my dictionary).
Thanks for your help.
I am not aware of such a word in English, but in my English DJS dictionary, but "indissoluable" uses ind-blend + left s, so that should work.
The dictionary recommends right s for dissocier ("dissociate" in English) and all its derivatives, and left s for dissolu (or in English anything related to "dissolve") and all its derivatives.
Weird, I know.
I see more “dissociate” as “dis-sociate” with a “double s”, though…
No, it's a right s. It looks like a ses blend, but it isn't.
Thank you BrianF, does indissoluable have the left S appear so that it just looks like an o-hook whose left tip is higher than the right tip (the same S trick as in justice but upside-down) ?
Thanks Carlos, I looked those up in my dictionary and it is indeed surprising. Maybe it has to do with what you’re saying Christine, seeing the prefix as being di- or dis- (even if they seem to actually be dis- in all the above cases as far as I understand).
I guess I should go with the right S then, it looks probably easier to write neatly at speed than ind/left-s/o-hook. Right?
Yes, you could describe the “s-o” like that, though there’s a slight c-shaped curve in the “s”.
The problem here is perhaps the double “s” which is divided between syllables, so you can opt for either left or right versions. I believe dictionary outlines are recommendations based on fluency and legibility, but inevitably there are cases where the choice is somewhat arbitrary. Here I don’t think it matters too much which way you do it.
Write everything with right s in your own writing, and problem solved, .
"Dissolve" is much easier and faster to write with the left s, and it doesn't lose legibility.
Don't think too much about it.