Originally Posted By: Faldage
 Originally Posted By: BranShea
 Originally Posted By: zmjezhd
There are very few ules indeed when it comes to the vagaries of English spelling, but one thing that double consonants tend to signify in English is a different in the prceeding vowel's quality: e.g., cf. many with mannish.


You did this intentionally? prceeding? Is pre- or proceeding or both?


I understood that part perfectly; it was the ules that I wondered about.

'Ules' are reputedly wise birds, so perhaps the meaning is there is very little wisdom when it comes to the vagaries of English. That would fit.