For all you spelling/grammar police...

[Zen]

Many times I'd like to snatch the cell phone from someone only to smash it to smithereens with a hammer. But i can't afford the lawyer.

[Geonz]

We will learn soon enough, eh? (my attempted translation... Just guessing... (I'm a tad hyperlexic myself...) but I know *why* broccoli has the double c and single l

[Zen]

Nah, I just hate the general overuse of cell phones .

[bmccasland]

but I know *why* broccoli has the double c and single l

I'll bite
Why does broccoli have 2c's and only one l?

[Zen]

Not sure but the double L would change the O sound.
don't you love english?

[Geonz]

generally, a syllable ending in a vowel (co- ) has a long sound (so, that's right, doubling the "l" would make it "collie,") and a syllable ending in a consonant (broc- ) has a short sound.
Now, when you have rob-in then by those rules you break the syllable after the b so that you can say "that's why it's a short vowel sound," and it's not as common as robot or rabbit (double letter - short vowel, single letter- long vowel).

[mimitabby]

but Geonz, Broccoli is an Italian word borrowed by the English.


and the answer in Italian is this. EVERY letter is pronounced so it's
BROC'- CO - LI

now, if it was Broc-ol-li it would sound very different.

[Zen]

but Geonz, Broccoli is an Italian word borrowed by the English.

I bet some people would like to give it back