[78-L] ^What fresh L is this? was Re: Turn around time for auctions

[Jeff Lichtman]

>As far as I know, European languages derived from latin apply the 
>latin rule that the last consonant before the suffix is doubled - 
>unless there is no vowel before this consonant, therefore it is not 
>'doublled'. That's the way I learned it.
>
>Alex

English isn't a Latin language. Old English was Germanic, and over 
the centuries it has been influenced by many other languages, 
including Romance languages (especially French).


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