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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Double consonants after ed
why and when do we double consonants when adding ed to a word?
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The consonant is doubled before ed and ing when the preceding syllable is stressed (it's always that if the word is monosyllabic) and contains only one vowel between consonants : b a t > b a tted, for g e t > for g e tting. But: target > targeted. ) In British English l is doubled even when the stress is on the first syllable: travel > travelled, travelling.
- The consonant is doubled before ed and ing when the preceding syllable is stressed (it's always that if the word is monosyllabic) and contains only one vowel between consonants : b a t > b a tted, for g e t > for g e tting.
- But: target > targeted.
- ) In British English l is doubled even when the stress is on the first syllable: travel > travelled, travelling.
- CB
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The consonant is doubled before ed and ing when the preceding syllable is stressed (it's always that if the word is monosyllabic) and contains only one vowel between consonants: ba
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