Questions tagged [doubled-consonants]

Questions about double consonants, such as the "tt" in "sitting".

This tag is appropriate for questions about whether to double a consonant in an inflected form of a word.

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Why is "happened" spelled with a single "n"?

I've seen the words plan -> planned, planning begin -> beginning Why is "happen" different and why is "happenning" an incorrect spelling?
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Why no double "v" in "river" or "quiver"?

After googling around for a while, I was unable to see anything that explained either causality or history/etymology for the single "v" in either "river" (why not "rivver"?) or "quiver". After all, "flivver" is a (somewhat archaic) word for "car".
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What's the rule for doubling 't' in verbs like 'getting' vs. 'targeting'

In verbs that end with "et", what is the rule for doubling the final consonant for present participle? Examples where doubling is used: getting typesetting forgetting Examples where a single 't' is written: targeting marketing pocketing