BBC

Adding the suffixes to words ending in 'fer'

When you add a suffix to a word ending in 'fer' you sometimes need to double the 'r', but how do you know when? When you add a suffixes and the second syllable of the new word is stressed, then you ...
MediaNama

Will Telcos Adding Suffixes to Commercial SMS Headers Help Curb Spam?

Telecom companies are now attaching suffixes such as ‘-S, -T, and -P’ to the headers of commercial SMS messages. MediaNama has independently confirmed that the message tags have been appearing for ...
RAPS

FDA Reverses Course, Decides Not to Add Suffixes to Older Biologics’ Nonproprietary Names

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided not to go back and rename biologics’ nonproprietary names with nonsense suffixes, as it once said it would, raising questions about the confusion ...
RAPS

FDA Begins Adding Suffixes to Newly Approved Biologics' Names

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week began adding four-letter meaningless suffixes at the end of newly approved biologics' nonproprietary names, signaling a shift in policy from only ...
MediaNama

Telcos Implement Suffixes To Commercial Messages, But Do Users Understand Them?

All telecom companies have implemented suffixes ‘-S, -T, -G, and -P’ in commercial message headers, the telecom industry body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), mentioned in a recent ...