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Default Re: Two- syllable verbs

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Originally Posted by rewboss View Post
Only very slightly. Most of them involve two-syllable words ending in "-el", where the "l" is doubled in British English but not in American English:

duelling/dueling
cancelling/canceling
travelling/traveling

Also "worshipping/worshiping", where the "p" tends to be doubled in British English, but not in American English.
OK, but are P and L the only differnces? What about R and the others?
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