The rule is in a two-sylable word, short vowels are followed by a double letter. E,g, "latter" vs" "later." I'm guessing from context that "Spanish" is correct.
1. Yup, Spanish, one N. 2. No, actually, I didn't know that. You hide it well. But if you're curious, I *can* spell, most of the time (I still have a bad habit of thinking that necessary has two cs in it) so I'm hardly ever wrong. 3. In a two syllable word, short vowels are followed by a double letter if the next vowel is an E. Because V_E makes the first vowel long.
I think using Microsoft Word has helped me improve my spelling. It used to be absolutely horid. Sometimes I have blank-out moments where I question everything, though. Usually it involves sufixes. -ible vs. -able, -ey vs -y, etc.
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Date: 2005-03-03 09:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-03-03 09:41 am (UTC)The rule is in a two-sylable word, short vowels are followed by a double letter. E,g, "latter" vs" "later." I'm guessing from context that "Spanish" is correct.
You know I can't spell.
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Date: 2005-03-03 09:45 am (UTC)2. No, actually, I didn't know that. You hide it well. But if you're curious, I *can* spell, most of the time (I still have a bad habit of thinking that necessary has two cs in it) so I'm hardly ever wrong.
3. In a two syllable word, short vowels are followed by a double letter if the next vowel is an E. Because V_E makes the first vowel long.
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Date: 2005-03-03 10:16 am (UTC)I think using Microsoft Word has helped me improve my spelling. It used to be absolutely horid. Sometimes I have blank-out moments where I question everything, though. Usually it involves sufixes. -ible vs. -able, -ey vs -y, etc.
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Date: 2005-03-03 10:21 am (UTC)It helps to be an etymology geek, of course. Know where a word comes from, and you can spell it quickly.