This shows canceled wrestling with cancelled between about 1940 and 1980 and finally triumphing by about 1990—but cancelled appears to be making a comeback this century.

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...

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 …

Possible Duplicate: When is “L” 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

Jun 7, 2020 · "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 …

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 …

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...

Jun 20, 2020 · On the afternoon of, she canceled, pleading fatigue and an impending sore throat. — NYT, Missouri/New York Joe didn't know until the week of. — The Morning Call, Illinois ...And then …

Feb 13, 2025 · I am teaching participles. However I can't make it clear when "being" can be omitted and when it cannot. For example, this sentence: Not being particularly interested in …

Jan 27, 2011 · According to this view, it is incorrect to say The concert was canceled due to the rain, but acceptable to say The cancellation of the concert was due to the rain, where due continues to …