475 posted 1 year ago by Reeeeeee 1 year ago by Reeeeeee +475 / -0 123 comments share 123 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (123) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 3 ▼ – CQVFEFE 3 points 1 year ago +3 / -0 "X"cept with the letter X. That is, unless you aim to go full didactic pedant [not that you would man] and insist also on changing the spellings of all these for consistency: Axed Axes Boxes Boxed Boxer Boxing Coxes Coxing Coxed Oxen Hexing Hexes Hexed Maxes Maxed Maxing Saxes Sexes Sexed Sexing Relaxes Relaxed Relaxing Waxes Waxing Waxed Faxed Faxes Faxing Luxury Taxes Taxed Taxing Taxi Taxis Taxiing Doxes Doxing Doxed Outfoxes, outfoxing...outfoxed :) Nary a double X to be found I dunno, it's an X thing No one's ever been able to show why doxing would need two X's but none of the other words do...I'm open minded but skeptical permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – ItsTooMuchWinning 1 point 1 year ago +1 / -0 I had no idea about this eXception. TIL. Thank you. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – CQVFEFE 1 point 1 year ago +2 / -1 Cheers permalink parent save report block reply
"X"cept with the letter X.
That is, unless you aim to go full didactic pedant [not that you would man] and insist also on changing the spellings of all these for consistency:
Axed
Axes
Boxes
Boxed
Boxer
Boxing
Coxes
Coxing
Coxed
Oxen
Hexing
Hexes
Hexed
Maxes
Maxed
Maxing
Saxes
Sexes
Sexed
Sexing
Relaxes
Relaxed
Relaxing
Waxes
Waxing
Waxed
Faxed
Faxes
Faxing
Luxury
Taxes
Taxed
Taxing
Taxi
Taxis
Taxiing
Doxes
Doxing
Doxed
Outfoxes, outfoxing...outfoxed :)
Nary a double X to be found
I dunno, it's an X thing
No one's ever been able to show why doxing would need two X's but none of the other words do...I'm open minded but skeptical
I had no idea about this eXception. TIL. Thank you.
Cheers