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- combatting or combating - WordReference Forums
Which is the correct version? And what is the rule (if there is one) for doubling the consonant when forming the gerund present participle or whatever they deign to call the thing nowadays? I've been out of school too long!
- combating combatting | WordReference Forums
I´ve read the following in an article : "those products aimed at combating the menace" Despite the writer is a native English speaker, wouldn´t the last "t" have to double before the "-ing" termination?
- Pronunciation combating | WordReference Forums
How do you pronounce "combating"? Is it "kom bat ing" or "kom bei ting"? If "kom bat ing", is there a difference from "combatting"?
- FFCC - WordReference Forums
Hi folks, this is cited from 1984 by Orwell Q: What does “FFCC” stand for? Floating Fortress Combating Comrades :)? Winston read through the offending article Big Brother’s Order for the Day, it seemed, had been chiefly devoted to praising the work of an organization known as FFCC, which
- Double Consonant in Comparative - WordReference Forums
Hello, So why in many examples we don't have double consonant? For example Slow --> Slower (with the above rule we should have Slowwer) or Cheap --> Cheaper (with the above rule we should have Cheapper)
- hold off on hold off - WordReference Forums
"Hold off on" is more to postpone doing something to a later date, while "hold off" would describe actively combating something with no intent to do it later You couldn't really use "hold off" in the more metaphorical context of holding off on a decision, though "Hold off on" is definitely slightly more informal I hope this made some sense!
- law enforcement - WordReference Forums
The purpose of this policy is to minimize the possibility that Company services are utilized in connection with money laundering or other illegal activities, and to assit law enforcement in combating these activities ¿Traducirían in connection como en conexión y law enforcement como fuerza jurídica? ¡Gracias por la ayuda!
- 下手太重了 - WordReference Forums
In a fight, if someone uses heavy hand, the opponent could get hurt badly -- heavier hand with worse hurt 下重手（throwing a heavy hand fist) extends to other combating activity Such as,
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