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- Cancelled or Canceled? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
To my eyes, "canceled" should be pronounced "kan-seeld" This is the rule I followed until Microsoft spell-check came along and told me it was wrong I see from Google ngrams that "cancelled" was more popular than "canceled" until circa 1985, so I wonder if Microsoft spell-check is, in fact, dictating the future course of the language! –
- Cancellation, Canceled, Canceling — US usage
I understand the rules are very loose when it comes to double L's in English, and I have read several posts on here talking about "canceled" and "canceling" (vs "cancelled" and "cancelling"), but my specific question is more about the spelling of "cancellation" US English Oxford Dictionary - they do NOT mention cancelation with one "L"
- In the event of rain, the parade is canceled. Is it correct?
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- meaning - What does uncancellable mean? What is a word for not . . .
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
- 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
- On short notice vs At short notice - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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 be ready at short notice (US) Thank you for meeting with me on such short notice = (Brit) Thank you for meeting with me at such short notice
- When is L doubled? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The rule is that if you have stress on the first syllable, but not the second one- travel, parcel, cancel etc (note: in all these words, the first syllable is stressed on, but the second one receives no stress, or less stress), you drop the second L if it is AmEn So it’s- traveler, traveling, traveled; parceling, parceled; canceling, canceled
- Word for software which has been killed or is no longer supported
For a general-use single-word verb to mirror released, I suggest discontinued That is, releases, support, etc (whatever it is that you mean) are no longer continuing
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