Controled

/kənˈtroʊld/ verb

Definition

Misspelling of 'controlled'; should mean having power over something or kept in check.

Etymology

This is a nonstandard spelling. The correct form 'controlled' comes from control (from Old French contrerole, a duplicate roll for checking accounts) plus -ed.

Kelly Says

This misspelling is so common that linguists track it—English spelling rules make people want to drop the 'l' before -ed, but 'control' actually keeps both l's (controlled, not controled).

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