What is the process of letters changing called, like c to k in invocation and invoked? I am sure there are more examples of letters transforming. Defence, defensive would be another example (for people who don't use the spelling "defense"). I am leaving alone cases where the pronunciation changes as well, such as advice and advisor, unless they are considered part of the same type of change.
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Related: "Why are nouns corresponding to verbs ending with “oke” written with “c”?" It's not clear to me if the answer there is what you are looking for. Can you think of any other examples of what you're thinking of? – herisson Sep 03 '16 at 08:56
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@suməlic : nope , but I have seen these switcheroos before with other alphabets, I come back with another such oddity – jimjim Sep 03 '16 at 09:20
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@suməlic : hell yes, c changing to s, yes I have seen that with other things as well – jimjim Sep 03 '16 at 09:33
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@suməlic : nop, I am leaving them alone! unless they are considered part of the same type of change. Maybe that can be a different question if it is only pronunciation, then we can also have a case of when both pronunciation and letter change as well. – jimjim Sep 03 '16 at 09:58
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@suməlic : thank you for the edit, much better than I could have made it. – jimjim Sep 03 '16 at 10:09
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1I think it's called a "spelling change". I think I saw that in a Spanish textbook. – aparente001 Sep 04 '16 at 01:56