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Appendix:Variations of "in" English Alternative forms en -in Etymology G‐dropped pronunciation of en -ing with /n/ instead of /ŋ/. It is en enm -ynge 1, enm -inge, enm -yng, enm -ing, from two sources: the en ang - present participle suffix ang -ende; the en ang - verbal noun suffix ang -ung/ang -ing. The two Old English suffixes became confused in Middle English; although the exact mechanism of this confusion is disputed, -in' is probably derived from ang -ung/ang -ing with loss of /ɡ/ under low stress rather than from ang -ende.II 377 950I 13.11 355174 162 Suffix en colloquial en -ing. en 1946 Elizabeth Metzger Howard Before the Sun Goes Down 31 "Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang." Usage notes In speech, the difference between the pronunciations /ɪŋ/ and /ɪn/ is sometimes one of formality. Some speakers tend to use /ɪŋ/ in more formal situations and /ɪn/ in less formal situations. However, other speakers can either use mainly /ɪŋ/ or mainly /ɪn/ regardless of the situation. In writing, both the /ɪŋ/ and the /ɪn/ pronunciations are usually spelled -ing. When writers use -in', as in makin', they are emphasizing the informality of the situation (or attempting, however accurately, to show the social status of the speaker). The [ɪn] pronunciation is more common for present participles and less common for verbal nouns. Derived terms en Translations -ing See also en -ed en -'d References Anagrams en in N.I. NI ni en contractions in' en suffixes in' Portuguese Pronunciation -im Suffix pt suffix noun-forming suffixes adjective-forming suffixes pt poetic pt -inho Related terms pt -im, pt -in Scots Suffix sco suffix sco -in ing