jmh (jotting many harangues)

all of your examples work, I think, with the slightly modified ("something like") rule "double the consonant after a single vowel". (hope doesn't end in a consonant, so the 'p' isn't doubled.) what I'm wondering is if there is any rhyme/reason to the exceptions.

then again, maybe it's not a "rule" at all and just a learning device.