Questions tagged [apocope]

I have read the sentence: Qual è la differenza tra voler bene e amare? I know that there is an apocope at the end of the verb "volere" in this sentence. Is it required or optional? Is euphony the motivation of this apocope? Given that euphony…

Che c'è di sbagliato nel voler vivere da ricchi? I have read somewhere that it is about apocope, where you drop the last vowel so that the phrase sounds better. But I wonder why you need to use the apocopic form "voler" in this specific instance.…