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Re: Bad Judgment?
Originally posted by escobarj
when I start the car, the warning on the Navigation bootup screen spells judgment "JUDGEMENT" pretty big mistake don't you think?
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when I start the car, the warning on the Navigation bootup screen spells judgment "JUDGEMENT" pretty big mistake don't you think?
Jose
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Re: Bad Judgment?
Originally posted by escobarj
when I start the car, the warning on the Navigation bootup screen spells judgment "JUDGEMENT" pretty big mistake don't you think?
Jose
when I start the car, the warning on the Navigation bootup screen spells judgment "JUDGEMENT" pretty big mistake don't you think?
Jose
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It bothers the f*** out of me too. In school I was always taught that it was wrong with that E in the middle, but over the years I've seen it with that E so often that I figured it had become accepted.
When I see it spelled the way I learned it, it seems "smarter." Kinda like when you see "minuscule" spelled right, which is like never.
Or "Albuquerque."
When I see it spelled the way I learned it, it seems "smarter." Kinda like when you see "minuscule" spelled right, which is like never.
Or "Albuquerque."
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Originally posted by larchmont
It bothers the f*** out of me too. In school I was always taught that it was wrong with that E in the middle, but over the years I've seen it with that E so often that I figured it had become accepted.
It bothers the f*** out of me too. In school I was always taught that it was wrong with that E in the middle, but over the years I've seen it with that E so often that I figured it had become accepted.
Another spelling that gets to me is "cancelled." One L for us, 2 LL's for the British. I actually don't even know where the extra L comes from, it's not like you spell cancel as cancell, and every other word ending with a single L doesn't gain an extra L when it's in the past tense.
And for the longest time, I thought people from the Philippines were Philippinos. It made sense to me, I didn't even think that the correct spelling for someone from the Phillippines was Filipino (notice you also lose a P).
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Originally posted by phile
....Another spelling that gets to me is "cancelled." One L for us, 2 LL's for the British. I actually don't even know where the extra L comes from, it's not like you spell cancel as cancell, and every other word ending with a single L doesn't gain an extra L when it's in the past tense.....
....Another spelling that gets to me is "cancelled." One L for us, 2 LL's for the British. I actually don't even know where the extra L comes from, it's not like you spell cancel as cancell, and every other word ending with a single L doesn't gain an extra L when it's in the past tense.....
Labelled.
(Both of these can be either way, but I think the single "L" is preferred although IMO it looks funny and I always use the double L.)
And then there's, "I palled around with him...." I think the double L is the only correct way, although sometimes you see it the other way.
But as long as we're talking about 2-syllable words (which I think you were), probably the single L is always preferrred.
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Pen, penned
Whip, whipped
Gun, gunned
Flog, flogged
Beg, begged
etc.
The consonant doubling is the rule. Not doubling it (canceled, traveled) is the exception.
I too was bothered by "judgement" until I looked it up on dictionary.com a month ago and saw that the middle E was acceptable. I don't recall seeing them mention that it was chiefly British (though they don't always include that kinda info) and I don't feel like checking now.
Whip, whipped
Gun, gunned
Flog, flogged
Beg, begged
etc.
The consonant doubling is the rule. Not doubling it (canceled, traveled) is the exception.
I too was bothered by "judgement" until I looked it up on dictionary.com a month ago and saw that the middle E was acceptable. I don't recall seeing them mention that it was chiefly British (though they don't always include that kinda info) and I don't feel like checking now.
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Hey, hey -- he said L, not N or P or G or consonants in general!
Anyway, he seems to have meant 2-syllable words, and I think that in that case the "non-doubled" form is preferred, for ANY consonant.
Ooops! -- "Preferred"!
Make that 2-syllable words where the accent is on the first syllable. I think that'll do it.
Anyway, he seems to have meant 2-syllable words, and I think that in that case the "non-doubled" form is preferred, for ANY consonant.
Ooops! -- "Preferred"!
Make that 2-syllable words where the accent is on the first syllable. I think that'll do it.
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Originally posted by dnl2ba
Pen, penned
Whip, whipped
Gun, gunned
Flog, flogged
Beg, begged
etc.
The consonant doubling is the rule. Not doubling it (canceled, traveled) is the exception.
Pen, penned
Whip, whipped
Gun, gunned
Flog, flogged
Beg, begged
etc.
The consonant doubling is the rule. Not doubling it (canceled, traveled) is the exception.
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Originally posted by larchmont
Devilled eggs.
Labelled.
Devilled eggs.
Labelled.
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