Gość: questioner IP: *.stoginet.csc.pl / *.internetdsl.tpnet.pl 11.12.04, 13:30 As far as I know, in USA it`s possible to write "traveling" with double "l" Can we do the same with other verbs? swim = swiming sit = siting stop = stoping ??? Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś czytaj wygodnie posty
nobullshit Re: travelling & traveling 11.12.04, 14:01 It's the other way round - in US you can write "traveling" with one "l" instead of the British English two. No, you can't do that with the verbs you mention. Fortunately. :) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
gwendal Re: travelling & traveling 11.12.04, 14:03 Traveling with one "l" is a possible American form, double "l" is the norm throughout the English-speaking world. In forms such as: stopping, sitting and swimming we MUST double the final consonant of the infinitive. Gwendal Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: guest Re: travelling & traveling IP: *.phil.east.verizon.net 13.12.04, 10:22 gwendal napisał: > Traveling with one "l" is a possible American form, double "l" is the norm > throughout the English-speaking world. In forms such as: stopping, sitting and > swimming we MUST double the final consonant of the infinitive. Yes, that is, if the final syllable is stressed, which becomes clear with longer words. Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
i.nes Re: travelling & traveling 15.12.04, 14:39 > Yes, that is, if the final syllable is stressed, which becomes clear with > longer words. How about "travel" - which syllable is stressed? :) The rule is more complex here: 1. If a word ends with consonant-vowel-consonant then the final consonant gets doubled. Check these verbs: * stop (T-O-P), hence stopping, stopped * sit (S-I-T), hence sitting * swim (W-I-M), hence swimming * shop (H-O-P), hence shopping, shopped * run (R-U-N), hence running * travel (V-E-L), hence travelling, travelled * permit (M-I-T), hence permitting BUT: 2. The consonant doesn't get doubled if the final syllable is not stressed. * deVELop - developing (although L-O-P) * VIsit - visiting (although S-I-T) 3. What's more, the final consonant doesn't get doubled if a word ends in -w or -y. * staY - staying * groW - growing Hope it helps :) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: yes Re: travelling & traveling IP: *.uni / *.sm.uni-bocconi.it 15.12.04, 16:40 same with shit=shitting! Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś