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Fixing vs Fixxing #1 (permalink) Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:21 am   Fixing vs Fixxing
 

Hi my dear teachers,

Which one is the correct -ing form of the verb fix? Fixing or Fixxing? And why don't we double the consonant?

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Fixing vs Fixxing #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:41 am   Fixing vs Fixxing
 

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'Fixing' is correct. Xs are not doubled.
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