Autodialled

/ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪəld/ verb

Definition

British spelling of the past tense of autodial; refers to phone numbers that were automatically called by a machine.

Etymology

British English spelling variant of 'autodialed,' maintaining the double-L convention used in British English when adding suffixes to words ending in L. Same root as autodialing from auto- + dial.

Kelly Says

The spelling difference between 'autodialed' (American) and 'autodialled' (British) reflects how English-speaking countries adapted the same technology but maintained their own spelling conventions—a small example of language divergence in the digital age.

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