Spelling: Suffixes and 'e'

If an original word ends in a final e, as in manage,adding a suffix will sometimes require that you drop the final e in the root word.

• Drop the final e: managing
• Keep the final e: management

How do you know when to drop the final e?

First, consider the following examples, which either drop or keep the final e.

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