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Try 'prefer' - 'preferring' (accent on second syllable - double the
consonant)
Barbara Vega
Documentation Department
Liberty IMS
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Subject: RE: Modelling or Modeling?
This goes the way of Travel, Counsel, Total, Cancel, Index,
When the accent is on the first syllable, you need not double the final
consonant as you do generally when a two-syllable word has a
consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.(as in refer - referring, regress -
regressing)
HOWEVER different authorities will tell you differently. In most
dictionaries they tell you that either one is correct for most of these
words. (not Indexing of course)
Barbara Vega
Documentation Department
Liberty IMS
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Subject: Modelling or Modeling?
Any O&G folks out there? I need help with modelling. Some here use one
'l' and some use two. The dictionary I use has both as correct. Anyone
decided on a standard?
(It's modeling as in reservoir modeling or thermal modelling.)
Thanks!
Marsha Kamish
Technical Writer
Shell Exploration & Production Company
Houston, TX
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