indissociable

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.

 


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    1. 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.

  1. 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?

    1. 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. 

    2. Write everything with right s in your own writing, and problem solved, smiley.

      "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.

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