The suffix is “teen”, yes? So why is 18 spelled “eighteen” and not “eightteen”? Is there a grammar rule governing double T’s?

May 16, 2025 · Here’s an old dead trope - reviving an unconscious person (often someone rescued from drowning) by moving their arms above the head then across the chest. . .

Nov 1, 2005 · I often see signs in smaller towns that say “no engine braking!” in reference to trucks. I’d imagine that it’s noisy or somehow dangerous. Google searches only turn up manufacturers of …

Aug 29, 2010 · Where does the English surname ‘Eighteen’ originate from? Is it English in origin or does it have a non-English origin? Is it from the number or is it etymology different? I must add I live in …

Dec 30, 2014 · Further, everywhere I’m familiar with eighteen year old school students can leave school premises at any time. The case in Texas, the student asked to leave and withdraw from the school.

Jan 29, 2026 · IIRC, the north-east says tractor-trailer, the south-west says “eighteen-wheeler” the rest of the west says sem-eye and the rest of the east says sem-ee. next page →

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Feb 14, 2026 · I thought, what ifsomeone took steel needles — well, well, actually,hundreds of pairs of steel needles — say, fifteen,eighteen inches long — with real sharp points — andplunged them into …

Nov 27, 2007 · I’m certain that for most of my life, my relations and teachers have referred to “Nineteen-one” and so on, all the way up to “Nineteen-nine”, and the same thing for previous centuries, such as …