The Square Rule and Double Letters
How Tut Handles Repeated Letters
Learn the Square Rule — the essential Tut convention for handling double letters in any word.
Key Concepts
- 1
When a word has two identical letters in a row, say "square" + the syllable once
- 2
This applies to double consonants (LL, SS, PP, TT) and double vowels (OO, EE)
- 3
Never repeat the syllable twice — that sounds unnatural in Tut
- 4
"square" is spoken aloud as a word, not written as a symbol
Historical Note
The Square Rule is part of the Tutnese.org learning form and is consistent with documented Tut oral tradition. It is presented here as a teaching convention.
Examples
HELLO — double L
LL → square-lul (not lul-lul)
BOOK — double O
OO → square-oh (not oh-oh)
MISS — double S
SS → square-sus (not sus-sus)
FREEDOM — double E
EE → square-ee (not ee-ee)
SCHOOL — double O
OO → square-oh
HAPPY — double P
PP → square-pup