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214. Hints upon Spelling
The following rules will be found of great assistance in writing, because they relate to a class of words about the spelling of which doubt and hesitation are frequently felt:
- All words of one syllable ending in l, with a single vowel before it, have double l at the close; as, mill, sell.
- All words of one syllable ending in l, with a double vowel before it, have one l only at the close: as, mail, sail.
- Words of one syllable ending in l, when compounded, retain but one l each; as, fulfil, skilful.
- Words of more than one syllable ending in l have one l only at the close; as, delightful, faithful; except befall, downfall, recall, unwell, &c.
- All derivatives from words ending in l have one l only; as, equality, from equal; fulness, from full; except they end in er or ly; as, mill, miller; full, fully.