Americans who spell 'canceled" with two 'ls' should be executed.

That’s how you spell it, dick.

OP, anyone that triggered by the spelling of other people should be executed.

[quote] While both canceled and cancelled are acceptable for the past tense of cancel, the version with one L is more common in American English, while the version with two L's is more common in British English.

I think it's also the same for parceled & the past tense of any other single/double L word.

Gray/grey also gets me.

OP, it appears you've been CANCELED CANCELLED.

Modelled

Maths

Programme/major used textbook troll

One 'l' looks fucking stupid. I bet 'panicked' makes OP want to die.

Cancelled. I’m American, but I grew up abroad where we studied British English, which is the default around the world. Some British spellings stuck with me. People who refuse to recognize variations are just admitting to not being very well read and never leaving the States.

[quote] People who refuse to recognize variations are just admitting to not being very well read and never leaving the States.

Hey, douche, I do recognize variations in spelling—that's why I said "Americans who spell 'canceled' with two 'ls'"

What a dumb shit you are. I'm very well traveled (one 'l') and very well read.

Just explain fucking aluminium to me.

[quote] Just explain fucking aluminium to me.

That one is inexplicable even to the Brits.

I’m guessing OP hasn’t travelled much.

I use it in the past tense as "cancelled," too, so eat me.

It seems like woke-obsessed people all started to spell it as "canceled" all at once. "Compel -- Compeled??" "Marvel - Marveled??" Agree, one instead of 2 "l's" in the past tense looks stupid. Same individuals who pronounce "sources" with an "s" sound (correctly so) but when adding the "re-" prefix they change it to sound like "reZources," as in "Human ReZources." Would they say "Zources"?? Ugh, I hate these trenders.

I agree, OP. It's either a silly affectation (like "theatre" for "theater") or simple ignorance. Of course it's spelled differently in other parts of the English-speaking world, but the preferred AMERICAN spelling is "canceled."

Okay, but I will never spell "glamour" as "glamor." Or cigaret. Just, ugh.

“Cancelled” is proper English, ignoramus. Now go make me a dirt sammich.

No one wants to discuss ageing vs aging?

Aluminium is how it is spelled and pronounced on the periodic table.

Brittanica, ironically, says no, R20. Aluminium is the alternate.

And, of course, I spelled Britannica wrong...

I blame Twitter and their letter limits.

So, OP, do you spell the noun form as cancelation?

Two 'ls' look better than one to me. I use cancelled and cancellation. I also prefer ageing to aging. I'm American, BTW.

What I don't understand is the preference of judgment over judgement. Seems like all other English words that have a "g" before "ment" keep an "e" in between (management, engagement. Fragment is different, as frag was never "frage" with "ment" added. Judgment, as well as abridgment, are irregular and weird-looking.

Spell check in Microsoft Word 2000 insisted I spell it with one L, so I’ve spelled it like that every since. Later versions allow for the double L.

Focussed or focused, anyone?

I’m American, but “maths” doesn’t bother me. It’s short for “mathematics.” Have you ever heard of only one mathematic?

Is Dried-Up Schoolmarm Spinster the most prevalent profession on Datalounge? Lots of 'graders'.

Slightly off-topic:

Lex Luthor

Lana Lang

Lois Lane

(And the mermaid Lorilei(?) whose name escapes me)

Has anyone ever explained these characters' alliterative names?

OP is one of those people who forgot about the letter "U"

While both canceled and cancelled are acceptable for the past tense of cancel, the version with one L is more common in American English, while the version with two L's is more common in British English.