http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aVowels+tag%3aBefore+and+After&tag=Vowels,Before+and+After&orTags=0Search results for 'tag:Vowels tag:Before and After' matching tags 'Vowels' and 'Before and After'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3232.18851)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Doubling/vkcgc/post.htm#383896Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:59:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:383896Cool BreezeHi Musesun<br><br>It depends on the stress. Doubling occurs if there is <font color="#ff0000"><b>one</b> vowel</font> <font color="#0000ff">between two consonants</font> and the stress is on <b>that</b> syllable:<br><br><i>for<font color="#0000ff">g</font><font color="#ff0000">e</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><b>t</b>ing<br><font color="#0000ff">l</font><font color="#ff0000">e</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><b>t</b>ing<br>oc<font color="#0000ff">c</font><font color="#ff0000">u</font><font color="#0000ff">r</font><b>r</b>ed</i><br><br>In <i>interpret</i> the stress is on the second syllable: [in'tə : prit]. If the stress were on the third syllable, doubling would occur: [intə:'prit] <i>interpretted.</i> Wrong, wrong! (I have seen some native speakers misspell the word like that, though. Another common mistake is <i>targetted.</i>)<br><br>British English is a little out of line in this regard; the letter l doubles even if the stress is on the "wrong" syllable:<br><i>trave<b>ll</b>ed<br>trave<b>ll</b>ing<br>labe<b>ll</b>ed<br>labe<b>ll</b>ing</i><br><br>Americans are consistent:<br><i>traveled<br>traveling<br>labeled<br>labeling</i><br><br>Cheers<br>CB<br><br>EDIT: I had to put a space before and after [ : ] to prevent a smiley from appearing!<img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" /><br>