🌍 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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