I know this might sound silly, but I've actually had moments where I stared at the word 'writing' and wondered if I was spelling it right. It looks normal, but then you think about it too long and suddenly everything looks weird. Is it w-r-i-t-i-n-g or w-r-i-t-t-i-n-g? I've definitely typed 'writting' by accident more than once!
Here's what I learned that helped me remember forever: 'write' has one 't' because it comes from Old English 'writan.' When you add '-ing,' you keep the single 't' – so 'writing' not 'writting.' The rule is that one-syllable words with a short vowel double the consonant before adding '-ing' (like 'sitting'), but 'write' has a long 'i' sound, so no double 't' .
Now I think of it as 'write' + 'ing' without changing the base word. Simple! Anyone else have words they suddenly doubt even though they've spelled them thousands of times?
Here's what I learned that helped me remember forever: 'write' has one 't' because it comes from Old English 'writan.' When you add '-ing,' you keep the single 't' – so 'writing' not 'writting.' The rule is that one-syllable words with a short vowel double the consonant before adding '-ing' (like 'sitting'), but 'write' has a long 'i' sound, so no double 't' .
Now I think of it as 'write' + 'ing' without changing the base word. Simple! Anyone else have words they suddenly doubt even though they've spelled them thousands of times?
