Spelling (PR#6570)
Roger D. Peng wrote:
Unfortunately, with English it's conceivable that they're both correct. But the double 't' sounds/looks *more* correct to me. Of course, this is coming from a native English speaker who is generally unfamiliar with the rules of English. On the other hand: test --> testable? arrest --> arrestable? contest --> contestable? detest --> detestable? ...
I expect this case is more like "upset," and I think there are four important rules. 1/ Is it being used as a noun, adjective, or verb? 2/ It may be done differently in England than it is in the colonies, but you can't count on it. 3/ No matter which way you do it you are certain to upset someone. 4/ If you do it both ways you may appease everyone, but more likely you will upset everyone. HTH, (I vote for two t's.) Paul