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Counselling vs. Counseling
Counselling
/ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/Examples:
She sought counselling to process her emotions after the breakup.Family counselling helped them improve their communication skills.Counselling sessions for stress management have been beneficial.
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Counseling
/ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/Examples:
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Remember that the word counselling has two Ls, similar to Britain, which also has two Ls.
- If you need to choose between counselling and counseling, check the region-specific spelling rules.
- Think color vs colour - counseling is to color as counselling is to colour.
- In American English, many words simplify by dropping one L, such as in counseling.
- If you are communicating with a UK audience, counselling with two Ls might be the safer choice.
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