Traveling or travelling?
Traveling or travelling?
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I seem to have misplaced my style manual and have forgotten something silly.
If I'm going to another place, am I travelling there or am I traveling there? I can't recall the rule for doubling a consonant in that case.
Microsoft spell-check accepts both...
Thanks!
If I'm going to another place, am I travelling there or am I traveling there? I can't recall the rule for doubling a consonant in that case.
Microsoft spell-check accepts both...
Thanks!
Good on ya,
Goober Dave
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Not that it helped me much.
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Modelling/Modeling is a similar, but closer dilemma (I like ll), or is that dilema?
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And thanks Steve for pointing me to tons of references that show British versus American for this case.
Good on ya,
Goober Dave
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traveling is the American spelling while travelling is British, so I guess to depends on whether you're flying TO or FROM the UK
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The one-L lama, He's a priest.
The two-L llama, He's a beast.
And I would bet A silk pajama
There isn't any Three-L lllama.
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And to TenPenny:
A three-l llama is a very big fire (say it out loud).
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One of the spellings that I have never found any agreement on is words which can have a z or an s like synchronize or synchronise. Some Brits tell me z is British, s is American; others say s is British, z is American. I almost always use z where I can because it is a rarely used letter in spelling so I'll use it whenever I can. Since the spell checkers accept both spellings, I'm hardly ever corrected on this.
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A good dictionary to get hold of is the Collins Cobuild, it is based on analysing over 200 million words prior to its publication, it lists and uses both British and American spellings and usage.
It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)
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"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
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I never had a problem with speling. I was taught using fonics.
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David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
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Your travelling travailll is totaly titilating?
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reminds me of a joke about a redneck getting deee-vorced. He had a grudge to park his Deere in. I can't say the final punch line here, but I'm sure you can find it on google.
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My mother was an english teacher and drilled spelling and speach into my head from day one. I was constantly corrected if I said something incorrectly, even if I spelled "phonics" incorrectly. I have done the same thing with the wife and kids over the years. Drives them crazy, but it helps me vent my feelings.
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