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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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double the last consonant of words
0 why do they double the last consonant of the word "begin"? 0-
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0 . 02 br
00 To preserve the 'short' sound of the last vowel. 02 br
02 br
00 Compare: 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 winning 02 i 00 vs 01 i 00 wining 02 br
00 batting 02 i 00 vs 01 i 00 bating 02 br
00 lopping 02 i 00 vs 01 i 00 loping 02 i 02 br
00 etc. 0-
00 To preserve the 'short' sound of the last vowel. 02 br
02 br
00 Compare: 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 winning 02 i 00 vs 01 i 00 wining 02 br
00 batting 02 i 00 vs 01 i 00 bating 02 br
00 lopping 02 i 00 vs 01 i 00 loping 02 i 02 br
00 etc. 0-
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