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Saturday, December 10, 2005

Double or Nothing?

"How do I know when to double the last letter when I want to add -ing to a word?" ---a confused blogger Actually, this is a lot simpler than you might think. It all depends on the vowel preceding that last consonant.(usually. Remember that English is chock full of exceptions to rules.) Take the... Sign in to see full entry.

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