ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: We have the word occur with its past form occurred, why do we have to double the r here, any rules?http://www.englishforums.com/English/OccurPastFormOccurred/ggrmk/post.htm#530818Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:14:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:530818CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/OccurPastFormOccurred/ggrmk/post.htm#530818http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-530818.xml<BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Belly</strong></div><div>How about this rule? <a href="http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/doubles.html">http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/doubles.html</a></div></BLOCKQUOTE> What about it?&nbsp; It&#39;s the same as the other one I gave you, but possibly stated in a different order.&nbsp; The rule there for <i>occur</i> is the same as the one for <i>refer</i>, which is their example.&nbsp; Look under two-syllable verbs there and you&#39;ll see it.</p><p>CJ&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: We have the word occur with its past form occurred, why do we have to double the r here, any rules?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordOccurPastFormOccurredDouble-Rules/ggrkz/post.htm#530779Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:59:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:530779Belly1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordOccurPastFormOccurredDouble-Rules/ggrkz/post.htm#530779http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-530779.xmlHow about this rule? <a href="http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/doubles.html">http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/doubles.html</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: We have the word occur with its past form occurred, why do we have to double the r here, any rules?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordOccurPastFormOccurredDouble-Rules/gzlbg/post.htm#528893Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:24:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:528893CalifJim2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordOccurPastFormOccurredDouble-Rules/gzlbg/post.htm#528893http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-528893.xmlThe rules can be found at <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesDoublingConsonantsInflected-Forms/bvzng/post.htm#104845">Re: Rules for doubling the...</a>.</p><p>See Rule 1 for &quot;occurred&quot;.</p><p>CJ&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>occur with its past form occurredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OccurPastFormOccurred/gzlrx/post.htmWed, 18 Jun 2008 01:50:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:528884Belly3http://www.englishforums.com/English/OccurPastFormOccurred/gzlrx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-528884.xmlWe have the word <strong>occur </strong>with its past form occur<strong>red</strong>, why do we have to double the <strong>r </strong>here, any rules?<div style="clear:both;"></div>