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dorotea
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I need your help
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Can anyone tell me why the verbs MIX and FIX don �t double the consonant when you add -ING? Thanks for your help. |
13 Jun 2012
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raul.vasquez
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You double the last consonant jus for 1 syllable verbs ending in C-V-C (consonant-Vowel-Consonant) except those ending in X or W....that �s the grammatical rule in simple words |
13 Jun 2012
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Engteachar
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Yes, and the pronunciation of mix and fix is:
/miks/ (the ending would be V C C)
/fiks/ (V C C) |
13 Jun 2012
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dorotea
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Thank you very much for your help. I supposed it was an exception! You are really helpful!
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13 Jun 2012
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Zora
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Well, a simpler explanation is the "x" is never doubled ever. There is no mixxing, refixxing or relaxxing. It �s like the "w", you don �t double that either.
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14 Jun 2012
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