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Error: Choosing the Wrong "Pertaining To" Suffix

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Substituting one "pertaining to" suffix for another produces a term that carries the right meaning but is not a word.

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The adjective for the heart is cardiac. Cardial and cardious are not terms.

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When the adjective form is uncertain, the safe move is looking it up rather than building it.

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