Since when did the word "traveling" have only one "l"?

Question

When I was younger, it was "travelling". Now it is "traveling" Why?

Answer 1

Well, the doubled L used to be the typical BRITISH spelling
(See http://netgrammar.altec.org/Support/a101b3_101000.html )

But there has been a growing tendency in Britain to accept or even, in some circles, to prefer a number of American spelling conventions (and conversely, for unsure Americans NOT to adopt the British spellings).

This is one of those cases where the American practice follows a much simpler, more consistent rule.

Check out the following, from a submission to the "Simplified Spelling Society"
http://www.spellingsociety.org/journals/j21/usforuk.php

"One of the most troublesome features of English spelling is the lack of reliable rules to tell us when to double consonants. One often cited rule has it that, when a base word ending in a single consonant letter adds a suffix beginning with a vowel, the consonant is doubled if its preceding vowel is both short and stressed (eg, commit has TT in committing); but where these precise conditions do not apply, the final consonant is not doubled (eg, single T in commitment since the suffix begins with a consonant, and in inviting since the preceding vowel of invite is long and the T is not final in the base form, and in visiting, since the vowel immediately preceding the T in visit is unstressed).

"This rule, which is generally accepted by both American and British spelling conventions is in itself too complex to be easily mastered, but British (not American) spelling aggravates the difficulty with numerous exceptions. The most widespread pattern of exceptions affects verbs ending in an unstressed vowel plus single L, such as travel. In America these follow the normal rule, but in Britain the L is perversely doubled before a vowel, as in the forms travelled, traveller, travelling, which falsely have the appearance of rhyming with compelled, compelling, etc (contrast American traveled, etc)."

Answer 2

British English--travelling

American English--traveling

:)

Answer 3

Both spellings are ok American 1 L British 2 Ls

Answer 4

i dont know when english was started to be spoken,coz it is there since that time.the only difference is that the americans spell it traveling and the british english says it travelling. :-)

Answer 5

My dictionary says either spelling is acceptable.

But, you're correct in your question, for words ending in "L" should have two (02) "L"s when modified with "ly".

Answer 6

since english was invented