What are the stress rules for pronouncing words in English that end "-ive"?
I’m particularly concerned with “purposive,” which I’m certain is pronounced PURposive. Others say purPOsive, which I’m sure is wrong, but they give as an example the rule for exPLOsive. I know that there’s a rule for these stress patterns—probably something having to do with the penultimate consonants. Any thoughts?
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