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The last list was mainly the result of brainstorming during breakfast, and was not intended to be complete. Rather, the intention was to show that there are a lot of exceptions. Yesterday, I had a look in Skyman’s copy of the SAOL, and had lots of time compiling more words on a bus trip between Stockholm and Gothenburg. Thus, here is a more complete list, based on the previous one. It is also not a complete list. Note that many of the words can be combined with other words and make the list much, much longer. “Kör” can be combined with “-sångare”, for instance, making another example of a word that breaks the supposed rule. Typically, such combinations are not listed unless they make the word change word class. (more…)
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