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From: Peter Hullah <Peter.Hullah@eurocontrol.fr>
Subject: Re: Dialling (was Re: Is '#' a "pound sign" or what?)
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Mr N.C. Eastmond wrote:
> 
> : > Why, then, do Brits double the 'l' in "dialed"?
> 
> Why do Americans not use the "ll" in "dialled"? We invented the phone,
> didn't we?

I think you'll find that, although Mr. A.G. Bell was a Scot, or of Scottish
origin, he invented the telephone in the USA. And I don't see what it has
to do with the spelling of English. I think you needed a ":-)" at the end 
of your posting.

Pete

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