Marshaller / Marshaler

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What is the correct spelling of Marshalling/Marshaling? I also have problems with other derived variants of marshal:

marshaller / marshaler
marshalling / marshaling
marshalled / marshaled

Google hasn't help much, also different spell checkers have different opinions.

What are the rules here?

Just to add context: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshalling_(computer_science) ] — waseq, Jul 14 '16 at 14:40

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 14 '16 at 14:47

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This is just a question of regional convention. British English doubles the 'l' before adding a suffix, and American English doesn't. For instance, traveller (Brit) vs. traveler (US), or marvellous (Brit) vs. marvelous (US).

answered Jul 14 '16 at 14:47

TonyK

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We double the 'l' if the last syllable is accented, as in compelling, rebelling, extolling. – Peter Shor Jul 14 '16 at 16:43

Marshaller / Marshaler

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