🌍 American vs British · spelling
traveling vs travelling
Going from one place to another; the act of making a journey.
American
traveling
“We spent the summer traveling across the country.”
British
travelling
“We spent the summer travelling across the country.”
Good to know
American English keeps a single "l" ("traveling," "traveled"), while British English doubles it ("travelling," "travelled"). British spelling doubles a final "l" before a suffix even when the stress isn't on the last syllable.
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