Channelling
/ˈtʃæn.əl.ɪŋ/ (British English; identical to Channeling in every measurable way)v. trans.Bureaucratic
Etymology
from Old Fr. chanel (canal) + British spelling conventions + the discovery that the codebase had already implemented Channeling and no one wanted to merge the branches
Definition
Functionally identical to Channeling, differing only in the presence of a doubled 'l' which, according to the original engineering ticket, 'adds gravitas.' The two verbs coexist in the spinner vocabulary in a state of uneasy truce and are considered by many to be the same word wearing a hat.
Diagram
Channeling vs Channelling
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[CONDUIT ] [CONDUIT ]
[ROUTING ] [ROUTING ]
[OUTPUT ] [OUTPUT ]
^identical^ (but posher)Usage
"A statistically significant portion of UK-region users reported the model Channelling with a perceived 12% increase in formality, a finding we attribute entirely to the extra letter." - Patel & Morrison, 'Orthographic Drift and Perceived Model Competence', CHI 2025