How do you Spell Disfellowshipped?

The reason I ask, is that if you search the WT publications, you will see that it is spelled with only ONE "p" over 600 times, but also spelled with TWO "p"s 600 times.

Very confusing! So which is it? Any linguistic experts out there that know which it should be?

F-R-E-E-D-O-M

LOL @ Wha

THERE ARE MANY WAYS ....

F R E E

U N C O N T R O L L E D

L I B E R A T E D

R E L E A S E D

U N C O N S T R A I N E D

U N R E S T R I C T E D

U N R E P R E S S E D

Two P's is the correct spelling according to the Oxford dictionary.  The writing department got its college education from reading the Awake! magazine, so they have no clue how to spell.

Just an interesting footnote, my sister is a Gilead graduate, and she still spells the name of her religion as "Jehovah's Wittnesses."

JK

I think both are correct.  -pped might be more of a British thing...

B A N I S H M E N T

It's spelled: M-A-N-I-P-U-L-A-T-I-V-E   C-O-N-T-R-O-L   T-A-C-T-I-C

G-E-T-O-U-T-O-F-J-A-I-L-F-R-E-E-C-A-R-D

Where's the often praised "worldwide unity"?

Where's the often praised "worldwide unity"?

I guess there is no unity in the Society's Spelling Department.

You guys are so DANG FUNNY! Thank you for those "alternate" spellings lol.

Disfelowshitted is one way I saw in another post. MAde me laugh!

I hadn't been reading the stuff very long before I realised that the WT can't spell. And I hadn't been mixing with certain pioneers very long before I realised that no matter how superior they think themselves to be, they can't spell either.

They also have no sense of humour and no common  sennse, but that's another story.

As for spelling this objectionable word, RayPublisher, you got it right in the title of the thread. But to add to the many real answers above:

A N G R I L Y

F-U

It was easier when they just referred to it as "excommunicated"!

Doomed by self-appointed representatives of the God of love, Jehovah
Invalidated by the rules of a man-made organization
Sisters won't talk to you, brothers won't either
Friends abandon you without hearing both sides of the issue
Everyone connected with WT acts as though you were dead
Love is replaced by disapproval
Loyalty to WT is put before family or friends
Opportunity opens to discover a more genuine way of living
Worthwhile people begin to appear in your life
Sooner or later you realize there may be more to living than you'd been led to believe
Hope begins to take root
Instead of conditional love you begin to experience the real thing
People who comprehend what you are suffering go out of their way to assist
Putting the past behind you becomes easier every day
End result is a healthier outlook and a stronger sense of self-identity
Doubt and fear disappear, replaced by a happier and more peaceful lifestyle. You made it!

Anne - that's GREAT!!

There was a new light from Jehovah regarding the spelling and that's why you have one "p" in older publications and two "pp" in the newer publications.

WTS publications never have any spelling mistakes and are one of the most trustworthy magazines out there - so I heard.