Double or Nothing?

Posted by Editormum on Tuesday, 1 July 2003 in Reader Questions | ∞

“How do I know when to double the last letter when I want to add -ing to a word?” — A query from a confused blogger, who didn’t identify him- or herself. 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 […]