Cancellation, Canceled, Canceling — US usage 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
Canceling or cancelling - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Possible Duplicate: When is ldquo;L rdquo; doubled? I'm confused about the two spellings In which contexts do I have to use canceling or cancelling? Google returns 15 6 million results with
cancelled with two Ls a generation thing or regional thing? 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 cancelled, and
In the event of rain, the parade is canceled. Is it correct? For example: In case of an emergency, push this button In the event of a fire, alarms will sound But in this sentence main clause contains present Is it correct? Is correct similar sentence with future: "In the event of rain, the parade will be canceled "? What the difference between these two sentences if both correct?
Why cant we use due to in The picnic was cancelled due to the rain . . . "The picnic was canceled, because of rain" or "Cancellation of the picnic was due to rain" or "The cancellation, due to rain, was a problem for " The word "due" is an adjective, a noun modifier It is allowed to modify a noun, as it does in the second and third structure here It cannot modify the action of a verb, as the original has
meaning - What does uncancellable mean? What is a word for not . . . Yes there is ambiguity, though I would read uncancellable as being capable of being uncancelled (in the unlikely event of wanting such a phrase) and use noncancellable for something which cannot be cancelled (though irrevocable is a real word which means much the same thing) For the bonus nonuncancellable for something which is not uncancellable But it is ugly
Origin of the beatings will continue until morale improves For the phrasing as X until morale improves, however, there doesn't seem to be any clear origin, nor for variations floating around like floggings will continue until morale improves (which I have seen on T-shirts as FWCUMI) or all leave has been canceled until morale shall have improved, among others
L versus LL in British versus US English The British rule is to always double the 'l' This explains most of the differences: traveled, canceled, fueled and so on (Both sides of the pond double the 'l' in words like propelled where the stress is on the second syllable )
On short notice vs At short notice - English Language Usage Stack . . . I have heard both, and probably use both myself undistinguishly My usual sources conflict on that one, actually The New Oxford American Dictionary, which is, well, American, says: at short (or a moment's) notice with little warning or time for preparation: tours may be canceled at short notice On the other hand, Merriam-Webster’s says (US) We can be ready on short notice = (Brit) We can