B Bassim VIP Member Joined Mar 1, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Bosnian Home Country Bosnia Herzegovina Current Location Sweden Jan 3, 2017 #1 I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural. It is difficult to prove the veracity of the accusations levelled against the President.
I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural. It is difficult to prove the veracity of the accusations levelled against the President.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jan 3, 2017 #2 It's fine. For information, the BrE spelling would be "leveled".
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 3, 2017 #3 emsr2d2 said: It's fine. For information, the BrE spelling would be "leveled". Click to expand... That's also the American spelling. I thought the British version would double the L.
emsr2d2 said: It's fine. For information, the BrE spelling would be "leveled". Click to expand... That's also the American spelling. I thought the British version would double the L.
B Bassim VIP Member Thread starter Joined Mar 1, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Bosnian Home Country Bosnia Herzegovina Current Location Sweden Jan 3, 2017 #4 My Longman dictionary uses two "l" for the British spelling and one for the American.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jan 4, 2017 #5 How odd. For some reason, it's always been in my brain as an exception to the usual rule. If I see "traveled", for example, I know it's AmE, but I've always used "leveled" and thought it was an anomaly.
How odd. For some reason, it's always been in my brain as an exception to the usual rule. If I see "traveled", for example, I know it's AmE, but I've always used "leveled" and thought it was an anomaly.