All Questions
Tagged with double-consonant or doubled-consonants
76 questions
2
votes
2
answers
4k
views
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 ...
2
votes
2
answers
9k
views
Why is "writing" spelled with only one T? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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 Ts.
So ...
- 133
2
votes
2
answers
53k
views
"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; dear ...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
When double "l" is considered American English?
I'm struggling with "enroll" and "enrollment". Both answers (this one and this one), given to this question, as well as Wikipedia seems to be suggesting, that double "l" is more common in British ...
- 154
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
'Histogramed' or 'histogrammed'?
The following rule (or 'rule', this being English) is sometimes quoted:
If a word has two or more syllables, double the final consonant when adding a suffix if and only if the final syllable is ...
- 12.6k
2
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Double Consonants in Gerund
Is there any rules regarding gerund that tell when to double the consonant of a word and when not to?
I'm a little bit confused regarding this matter. Based on this link there are words that can be ...
- 329
1
vote
3
answers
22k
views
Does the word "Vaccum" exist?
If yes, does it have the same meaning of vacuum?
Ref:
Vacuum (Wikipedia)
Vaccum.org (dead link / domain not in use; verified on 28.12.2020).
Both the sites define the same meaning, but the spelling ...
- 121
1
vote
2
answers
1k
views
Why does "inferred" have two Rs while "inference" doesn't?
Earlier today I spelled "infered" with one R and my handy editor promptly added some red squiggles.
Acknowledging the error of my ways I added the missing R happy carried only writing my document.
...
1
vote
2
answers
10k
views
"vermilion" or "vermillion"?
Which one has primacy in English: "vermilion" or "vermillion" (as a color) ? Both have entries in various dictionaries. Is the difference concerned with AmE/BrE ?
- 35.9k
1
vote
1
answer
272
views
Is there a grammar rule for nouns coming from verbs? [duplicate]
I'd like to know if there is a grammar rule stating when the last consonant of the verb has to be doubled.
E.g. why: "to cut" -> cutter, "to program" -> programmer, but "to read" -> reader?
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
7k
views
Are "worshiping" and "worshipping" interchangeable? [closed]
Every online source seems to agree with the preconceived notion I had that the correct usage is "worshipping" with two p's, saying that "worshipping" is an exception to a rule about doubling the ...
- 121
1
vote
0
answers
188
views
Gemination of plosives in final positions following a consonant
Whenever a plosive like p,t,k follows a consonant in the final position, it is always released or else it can't be heard at all. For example: lamp, act, thank, etc. Yet in the word lamppost, the first ...
- 41
1
vote
0
answers
44
views
Why is the "r" doubled in "arrhythmia"? [duplicate]
Why is the "r" doubled in "arrhythmia" relative to "rhythmia"?
I'm guessing it's because English resists hyphenation of prefixes and suffixes ("a-rhythmia"), ...
- 257
1
vote
0
answers
12k
views
Why "controlled" not "controled"? [duplicate]
Unlike British English and other varieties, American English does not double the letter "l" in words such as "traveled", "canceled", etc. However, it does with the word "controlled". Is there any ...
- 1,442
1
vote
0
answers
264
views
"Traveller" vs. "traveler" [duplicate]
There was a time when traveller's cheques were emitted and sold by the banks in England and by Thomas Cook. However the cheques emitted by American banks/American Express were named traveler's cheque, ...
1
vote
0
answers
2k
views
What is the rule for duplicating the last letter when adding "-ed"? [duplicate]
I wonder if there is any rule for doubling the p at the end of a stem. For example:
stop — stopped
but
help — helped
- 159
0
votes
1
answer
389
views
Why no double "v" in "river" or "quiver"?
After googling around for a while, I was unable to see anything that explained either causality or history/etymology for the single "v" in either "river" (why not "rivver"...
- 537
0
votes
1
answer
109
views
Why is double -ll- used after a vowel digraph in "surveilled, surveilling"?
Why is the letter l double in the inflections of the verb surveil?
It's not in those of (as)sail or veil, and AmE has canceled but mostly cancellation. It's a counterintuitive spelling similar to ...
- 2,690
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
What are the rules when to use double letters for words that end with a consonant when modified both in British English and in American English? [duplicate]
Example of such words are:
http://grammarist.com/spelling/cancel/
http://grammarist.com/spelling/travel/
As far as I know, at least in American English, words that have single syllable double their ...
- 294
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
programme or program [duplicate]
I am wondering which is the correct version?
Furthermore, the official length of my programme of study: 3.5 years
of full-time study and 16 weeks of internship.
Furthermore, the official ...
- 257
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Pronunciation of a double C [closed]
I always pronounce words like "accelerate" and "eccentric" as "asselerate" or "eesentric". I don't know why but the "ks" that I hear in common pronunciation irks me. Is it correct to pronounce the c's ...
0
votes
1
answer
998
views
Is there a rule why the correct spelling for "Marketing" is not " Marketting"? [duplicate]
I have always assumed that you doubled the consonant when the vowel preceding it is short.
bet and betting for example; Why is this different for market and marketing?
- 191
0
votes
0
answers
60
views
"Bias": reason(s) for doubling the last consonant before inflectional endings
Forms such as concussed or discusses may lead people to wrongly double the final consonant of focus ―at least that's the only reason I have come up with.
Yet, I cannot come up with a potential ...
- 2,690
0
votes
0
answers
69
views
What's the rule for doubling 't' in verbs like 'getting' vs. 'targeting' [duplicate]
In verbs that end with "et", what is the rule for doubling the final consonant for present participle?
Examples where doubling is used:
getting
typesetting
forgetting
Examples where a single 't' is ...
- 519
0
votes
0
answers
2k
views
Silent Letters In Words Containing Double Letters
I'm doing an exercise, which says find the silent letters in some words. one of them is "OFFICE"
Does this word have 1 or 2 silent letters? The final 'E' Or final 'E' + one of 'F's
Are double ...
-1
votes
2
answers
3k
views
How is the past tense of "error" spelt in British English? [duplicate]
How is the past tense of "error" spelt in British English?
Wiktionary says that it's "errored", but its entry for errored doesn't explicitly say it's valid for British English, and I thought it'd get ...
- 18.3k