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Hello,

Why inthe past participle the final "l" is always doubled in British English but not in American English.

For example:  

Travel – travelled (BE)

Travel – traveled (AE)

I hope to hear from you.

The United States began as a British colony. After we became indepedent, many people wanted to show that we were different from England, that we were our own seperate country. This was hard, though, because culturally we were very, very similar to the English.

In 1806 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary, he changed the British spellings. Most of these changes were simplifications (such as "honor" instead of "honour", "program" instead of "programme"), making it easier to spell the words. The dictionary was very popular, and since Webster wrote many of the first textbooks used in the US, the spellings became standard.

Thank you so much for responding to my question.

Hmm.. i can't say too much about this difference,but i love american accent:)))

Of course i see the difference,but especially i like this accent (way of speaking);) 

aljensen is rigth!

i thought that american english is more light to learn and talk than british english which more "royal" and refined!

american english is like a "slang" of british english if you understand my think!