I actually had to look it up after publishing. I've always used "combatting" because it seems like it should maintain the proper "a" sound...but my spell checke

I actually had to look it up after publishing. I've always used "combatting" because it seems like it should maintain the proper "a" sound...but my spell checker flags it now. Apparently, both are correct. https://writingtips.org/combating-or-combatting/ https://writingtips.org/combating-or-combatting/