Questions about doubling consonants in inflected forms.
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Usage of fueling vs. fuelling [closed]
A UK colleague created a header using "fuelling". My first reaction was that it was misspelled, because in the US, "fueling" is the more common spelling. And even here in this box, the double-l ...
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Does the word “Vaccum” exist?
If yes, does it have the same meaning of vacuum?
Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum
http://www.vaccum.org/
Both the sites define the same meaning, but the spelling differs.
Some ...
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Why is “writing” spelled with only one T? [duplicate]
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Is there any rhyme or reason to when one should double the last consonant when adding -ed or -ing?
It has always been a word that intuitively I wish to spell with two ...
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For the verb 'focus' why is the gerund form 'focusing' with a single S, instead of 'focussing' with a double S? [duplicate]
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“Focussed” or “focused”? The double consonant
The rule that I learned was that when you have a short vowel in the last syllable, you double the last consonant before ...
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“Godness” vs. “goddess”
I've noticed people use (in speech) the word godness for "feminine god", e.g.:
Oh my godness!
However, in classic texts it is goddess, e.g. Shakespeare's "King Lear":
Hear, nature, hear; ...
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“Dilemma” vs. “dilemna” [closed]
I understand the correct spelling is 'dilemma' but many people I've spoken with, including myself, were convinced the spelling was 'dilemna'.
A quick search on google shows this is not isolated to ...
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What's the difference between 'modeling' and 'modelling'? [duplicate]
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When is “L” doubled?
If I am using the word model in the context of financial models and the UK, then which of these words should I use? Also, are there any ...
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“Plugable” or “pluggable”
When it comes to programming copy edits, there are lots of words that would otherwise be thrown out or replaced.
Hive uses a plugable design.
Should that be plugable or pluggable?
If the ...
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Why is “fulfil” spelt as “fulfill” in American English?
In this answer, simplification is stated as one reason for spelling variations in American English. But unlike in color and favorite, the number of letters to spell the word in fulfil increases in ...
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Plural of 'quiz'
The plural of "quiz" is spelled with double "z" while the plural of "box" (and sometimes "bus") is spelled with single last consonant. Why is it so? Is this the general rule to double the last ...
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Dropping L in compound adjectives. Is it “skillful” or “skilful”?
We have been taught at school that when a word ending in "LL" helps form a compound word, "LL" becomes "L" (e.g. skill -> skilful). I have also come across the usage of this adjective as skillful ...
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L versus LL in British versus US English [duplicate]
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When is “L” doubled?
Is there any guidance on the usage of doubled consonants, particularly L, in British versus US English? For example 'Travelled' v. ...
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Which is correct, “summiting” or “summitting”?
This form of the word is not very common but does see some use as the present participle/gerund of "to summit" as in "Upon summit(t)ing the mountain we took photos but had to begin our descent ...
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“Canceling” or “cancelling” [duplicate]
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When is “L” doubled?
I'm confused about the two spellings. In which contexts do I have to use canceling or cancelling?
Google returns 15.6 million results ...
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Origins of English Double-C Pronunciations
Looking into Pronunciation of double consonants, turned up an apparent rule for pronouncing a double-C in English that seems to parallel the Italian rule for pronouncing a single C. If the "cc" is ...
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Why is shippable spelled with 2 p's [duplicate]
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What is the correct spelling: wrapable, or wrappable?
My mother "corrected" me and said "shouldn't shippable be spelled as shipable"? My gut feeling said two p's, but I ...
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Pronunciation of double consonants
How do you pronounce double consonants in American English?
For example:
Daddy - Do you say "Da-di", "Dad-di" or "Dad-i"?
Mommy - Do you say "Ma-mi", "Mam-mi" or "Mam-i"?
Swimming - "swi-ming", ...
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What is the correct spelling: “wrapable” or “wrappable”?
As it sounds: is "wrapable" correct, or is "wrappable" correct? Or are neither correct?
Microsoft Word complains about both, but Google doesn't correct either one.
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Which is the correct spelling: “Granddad” or “Grand-dad” or “Grandad”?
Granddad or Grand-dad or Grandad?
Which is the correct spelling?
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Is it spelled “propeling” or “propelling” in American English?
Since travel becomes traveler and traveling in AmE (no double l), I thought that the same rule applied to propel.
However, reading and writing propeling feels awkward. (And propeler feels even more ...
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“Inner” but not “outter”?
in -> inner
out -> outer / (outter?)
What is the history or set of rules behind why 'inner' doubles the 'n' but 'outer' doesn't double the 't'?
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Is it “alright” or “allright”?
In practice I find both spellings being used. From a logical point of view, "allright" (as in: "all's right — everything is fine") seems correct. However, I recall hearing that "alright" is the ...
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Why are the present and the past participles of “submit” spelled with double t?
Why are the present and the past participles of submit spelled with two t's?
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“Cancelled” or “Canceled”?
Cancelled or Canceled ? Which one is right?
You have successfully canceled the registration
or
You have successfully cancelled the registration
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Is there any rhyme or reason to when one should double the last consonant when adding -ed or -ing? [duplicate]
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focussed or focused? The double consonant
Sometimes, final consonants are doubled when adding -ed or -ing to the end of a verb whose penultimate letter is a vowel.
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“Focussed” or “focused”? The double consonant
Initially, my question was: is "focussed" or "focused" the correct past tense of "focus", but since this applies to a lot of words, I would like to generalize and ask: is there supposed to be a rule ...
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How did the “double consonant to shorten vowel” thing come about? (“furry” vs. “fury”)
In English, a doubled consonant most commonly means "shorten the previous vowel", where "shorten" means map phonemes like this:
[aɪ] -> [i]
[oʊ] -> [ɔ]
etc
For example, fury is pronounced [fjʊri] ...
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Signalling or signaling? [duplicate]
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When is “L” doubled?
Most of the spell checkers are correcting it to be single l, from the other side many official technical documents/standards are using ...
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Why do you write “occurred” but “listened”?
The past tense of to occur is occurred (not occured), but the past tense of to listen is listened (not listenned).
Why? What is the general rule that is applied to make the past tense of a verb?
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When is “L” doubled?
Some verbs can have double Ls in the gerund form; for example:
modeling; modelling
traveling; travelling
Which form should we use, or which form is used more in the literature?
