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I'm a native English speaker but I have to admit that the spelling difference is not logical. Scrapping is fine but scraping should really be "scraeping" to mak
by 1MachineElf 5y ago
I'm a native English speaker but I have to admit that the spelling difference is not logical. Scrapping is fine but scraping should really be "scraeping" to make it's pronunciation clearer.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoI vote for ckraipyng.
- thangalin 5y agoVowel-consonant-vowel often elongates the first vowel: bate, gene, line, tone, puma. A second consonant usually breaks the elongation: batter, gentoo, linnet, tonne, pummel. (There are plenty of exceptions.)
- FroshKiller 5y agoIt's entirely consistent with the regular rules of spelling and vowel length. Compare taping vs. tapping.
- 1MachineElf 5y agoMy point isn't that it does not adhere to the rule, but rather that the rule in this case was comparatively less intuitive.
- FroshKiller 5y agoI'm gonna have to ask you to show your work.