Is it myLotter or myLoter?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
Philippines
August 24, 2020 8:45pm CST
I am not portraying to be smarty pants. Did you ever think that the word 'myLotter' is wrong? All I know is the noun suffix '-er' should be added to the word 'myLot,' since we are considering it as a verb. Thus, we can make a noun in describing a person as a 'myLoter.'
What do you think?
Is it confusing?
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10 responses
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
Good catch. But there is always a rule in English grammar.
We double the last letter of the word if it ends in a single consonant.
Like what JJ and Anna's examples
Sit
Pit
both ends with consonant, so we double the "t" to become "tter"
However, if it ends with two consonants like BANK, to make it a noun, we only add -er.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
27 Aug 20
@jobelbojel These are special cases in English grammar rules and this is considered to be one. I am sure you are aware of them. Regardless, it will be more official if it is included in dictionaries like the word babysitter.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
I agree. I took your example to explain my thoughts. Thanks
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
25 Aug 20
But why can't er add a double ll to it.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
@amitkokiladitya Well, it was being used and we just continue to do it.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
25 Aug 20
@Shavkat ohk..but mylotter looks much better...isn't it.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
25 Aug 20
myloter is correct . Similar to sing - singer , dance - dancer
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
25 Aug 20
@myklj999 English is a funny language. Difficult to know what word is right and what not.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
25 Aug 20
@myklj999 looks like you did a good amount of research . So myloter is correct?
@porwest (112876)
• United States
26 Aug 20
Based on the way the word is pronounced, "MyLotter" seems far more appropriate in spelling. Without the extra T in there, in traditional English, the O would be pronounced as an Oh sound instead of an Ah sound. So, if it were spelled as "MyLoter" it would likely be pronounced as "My-Loh-Ter."
Just my two cents.
