
"Cancelled" or "Canceled"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Cancelled or Canceled ? Which one is right? You have successfully canceled the registration or You have successfully cancelled the registration
cancelled with two L's a generation thing or regional thing?
May 18, 2015 · In the United States, we spell canceled with one l (or at least I grew up learning and using canceled with one l). However, now I see more and more people especially in blogs using …
"Cancellation", "Canceled", "Canceling" — US usage
Jun 10, 2014 · I'm trying to figure out if there is a specific rule behind the word "cancel" that would cause "cancellation" to have two L's, but "canceled" and "canceling" to have only one (in the US). I unde...
Why can't we use due to in 'The picnic was cancelled due to the rain ...
Jun 7, 2020 · Avoiding use of "due to" to mean "because of" is one of those silly pretend rules that some people try to push even though they clearly don't reflect normal real-world usage over (in this case) …
What is the difference between postpone and cancel
May 21, 2020 · Whatever takes place in 2021 definitely won't be the 2020 festival; that one has been cancelled and it will never take place. However, if the festivals are numbered, and this year's one …
Usage of "cancel" and "cancel out" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Feb 27, 2012 · An example of this would be a sound cancelled out by another sound with inverted phase; by combining such two sounds, they cancel each other out and no sound is audible - the …
Is the phrase "Please be informed that" grammatically correct?
Apr 30, 2012 · Yes it's grammatical. E.g. "Please be aware that the event will be cancelled in the event of rain". You could also say "For your information, the event will be cancelled in the event of rain" or …
How to express an appointment "has happened"?
An appointment might be "cancelled", which means that it didn't happen. But, what word (s) would you use to describe the appointment was "completed" (i.e. John and Peter met yesterday at 7am). Is it …
L versus LL in British versus US English
The American rule is to double the 'l' if the last syllable is accented when you add the suffix -ing or -ed, but not if the first syllable is accented. The British rule is to always double the 'l'. This explains most …
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
What does "uncancellable" mean? Does it mean that something may be uncancelled, or that something may not be cancelled? [Edit:] How would one express each of those ideas? For bonus points, is the...