On 18/07/17 17:03, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
Random832<random...@fastmail.com>:
As for double-v, a quick search through /usr/share/dict/words reveals
"civvies", "divvy", "revved/revving", "savvy" and "skivvy", and
various conjugations thereof. All following, more or less, the rule of
using a double consonant after a short vowel in contexts where a
single consonant would suggest the preceding vowel was long.
The single/double consonant rule is indeed an ancient Germanic spelling
principle. English makes several twists to the it:
It's not so much a rule as a guideline...
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