[23] As, up-to-date records; but print ‘the records are up to date’.—H. H.
DOUBLING CONSONANTS WITH SUFFIXES
Words of one syllable, ending with one consonant preceded by one vowel, double that consonant on adding -ed or -ing: e.g.
| drop | dropped | dropping |
| fit | fitted | fitting |
| stop | stopped | stopping |
Words of more than one syllable, ending with one consonant preceded by one vowel, and accented on the last syllable, double that consonant on adding -ed or -ing: e.g.
| allot | allotted | allotting |
| commit | committed | committing |
| infer | inferred | inferring |
| trepan | trepanned | trepanning |
But words of this class not accented on the last syllable, do not double the last consonant[25] on adding -ed, -ing: e.g.
balloted, -ing
banqueted, -ing
bayoneted, -ing
benefited, -ing
biased, -ing
billeted, -ing
bishoped, -ing
blanketed, -ing
bonneted, -ing
bracketed, -ing
buffeted, -ing