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When it comes to language, a word or word part can change in form and/or sound. Alternation is the same thing as allomorphs in morphology. Also called change.
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The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.
What book are you talking about? :)
Penelope struggles to keep suitors at bay for the return of her husband, but Odysseus finds physical solace in Calypso while stuck on her island. In short, both of them crave each other's company, but they go about dealing with it in different ways.