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Why is "batting" spelled with two t's, but "combating" spelled with one?
The "bating" in "combating" is pronounced the exact same way as "batting". It doesn't make sense to me.
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Past participle form of "exit"?
What's the past participle form of the word exit? Is it exit (irregular, like set)? exited? exitted? On one page I found exited but if that's the case why isn't it exitted (double t) like with the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Why is the 'L' in detailed not doubled?
I cannot quite understand why the 'L' is not doubled when forming 'detailed' from 'detail'. Is that an exemption to the consonant doubling, or did I simply not understand the rules?
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Which spelling is correct: "benefiting" or "benefitting"?
Which spelling is correct: benefiting or benefitting?
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