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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Grammar (kidnapped, kidnapping)
I was taught that "when a word is monosyllable or polysyllable and stressed on the last syllable, and it ends in a consonant before which there is only one vowel the last consonant is doubled and ing, for present continuous, or -ed-, for past simple, is added.
Then why is kidnapping, and kidnapped written with two -p-? I thinkkidnap has two syllables, and the stressed syllable is the first one, isn't it?
Then why is kidnapping, and kidnapped written with two -p-? I think
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The exception is when the polysyllabical word is a compound word, in which case it would follow the spelling rule of the root or base word at the end. " However, the dictionary entry does show alternate spellings without the doubled consonant. Maybe it is losing its history!
- The exception is when the polysyllabical word is a compound word, in which case it would follow the spelling rule of the root or base word at the end.
- " However, the dictionary entry does show alternate spellings without the doubled consonant.
- Maybe it is losing its history!
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The exception is when the polysyllabical word is a compound word, in which case it would follow the spelling rule of the root or base word at the end.
Kidnap == kid + nap
Etymology: 1673, compound of kid (n.) "child" and nap "****** away," variant of nab; originally "stealing children to provide servants and laborers in the American colonies."
However, the dictionary entry
Kidnap == kid + nap
Etymology: 1673, compound of kid (n.) "child" and nap "****** away," variant of nab; originally "stealing children to provide servants and laborers in the American colonies."
However, the dictionary entry
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