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Why is a double letter added to some words and not to others when ending in ing EG A second n to running but no second p to camping?
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∙ 14y ago
The final consonant is doubled before a suffix if it's preceded by a short vowel, like theu in run, but unlike camp, where there is another consonant before the final sound.
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