"Marshall" or "Marshal"? "Marshalling" or "Marshaling"?

Marshal (one l) is correct in English. However, both Marshalling or Marshaling are correct.

Marshalling (with two lls) "seems to make more sense" in my American-English mind as it softens the "a" explicitly.

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I'd go with "Marshal" and "Marshalling".


marshal is the job tile; such as, Fire Marshal or US Marshal, Field Marshal

marshal is the verb as "to gather" your forces, thoughts, facts, etc. British double the LLs for marshalled, lling.

Marshall is a person's name, 1st or last.


Marshal, marshalling.