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| − | The [[verb]] 'to '''instil''' is best spelled like this, with one '-l', in British English. American usage prefers a double '-l', '''instill'''. For either , the [[past]]forms, '''instilled''', and [[ | + | The [[verb]] 'to '''instil''' is best spelled like this, with one '-l', in British English. American usage prefers a double '-l', '''instill'''. For either , the [[past]] forms, '''instilled''', and [[present participle]] '''instilling''', have a double '-l-'. |
::You may also want to see AWE's note on the spelling of the [[inflect]]ions of the [[verb]] 'to '''instil'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> at [[Consonant doubling]]. | ::You may also want to see AWE's note on the spelling of the [[inflect]]ions of the [[verb]] 'to '''instil'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> at [[Consonant doubling]]. | ||
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The verb 'to instil is best spelled like this, with one '-l', in British English. American usage prefers a double '-l', instill. For either , the past forms, instilled, and present participle instilling, have a double '-l-'.
- You may also want to see AWE's note on the spelling of the inflections of the verb 'to instil' at Consonant doubling.
