Adding Suffixes
Adding consonant suffixes is easy. Just add them, but if a word ends with a y, you must change y to an i before adding any suffix! Common suffixes include: -ness, -less, -ly, -ful, -hood, -wise, -cess, -ment, -ty, -ry, -ward, -age, -ant, -ance, -al, -ism, -able, -an, -es, -ed, -er, -est, -y, -ist, -ish, -ing, -ar, -on, -ous, -or, -ual, -unt, -um, -us, and -ive.
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"You must!" sounds pretty strict when in reality language continually adjusts based on common meaning and shared usage. The purpose of language is communication. Using a word that means something other than what you intend because it's more grammatically correct is not good communication.
That said, I appreciate your passion for language. English is weird.
Regardless, it’s a side argument...not to detract from the point/purpose of your post.