Why the word "descompresión" is written with an s..
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I wonder why the word "descompresión" is written with s instead of c at the end..'sión' I tried to find out at the reference but I couldn't..
la cámara de descompresión = decompression chamber
Maybe because the 'decompression' is written with double s at the end ?
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updated Dec 13, 2010
posted by sv2qp
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Hi sv, you are pobably confusing this with the ending "tion" which changes to ción in Spanish, not always but most of the time
updated Oct 7, 2010
posted by 00494d19
Yes, that's a handy rule to remember when you are using words which have a similar meaning and spelling - lagartijaverde, Oct 7, 2010
Yes, but the particular english word 'decompression' has a 'ssion' ending.. - sv2qp, Oct 7, 2010
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A rule to know this is to look for the associated noun. In this case that word would be "compresor". It can never be a "c". "Comprecor" would sound totally wrong.
Another examples of this:
ascensión ==> ascensor
revisión ==> revisor
updated Dec 1, 2010
posted by 00e657d4
Thank you Guillermo2.. I think that's it. The noun being compressor.. trnsforms to 's'. - sv2qp, Oct 7, 2010
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Almost all the words ending in -ción in English are written with -sión in Spanish.
updated Oct 7, 2010
edited by --Mariana--
posted by lazarus1907
THere are no words ending with " ción " in English :) - ian-hill, Oct 7, 2010
