This just deserves its own thread!
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Actually they have it correct, it is spelled with 2 L's in the UK and 1 L in the US. Look it up.
'Canceled' or 'cancelled'?
One L or two?
Based on my 2 years of going to England on business every month, that article is incorrect. We were doing a system migration and when proofing the website language meant for a global population, the Brits always used one L and the Americans two. I was taught 2 L’s in US schools growing up.
huh? we were taught 1 L. Also, Merriam Webster disagrees with you
Both canceled and cancelled are correct spellings of the past tense of "cancel". The choice depends on your location. "Canceled" (one 'L') is preferred in American English, while "cancelled" (two 'L's) is standard in British, Canadian, and Australian English. [1, 2]
Not disagreeing but just stating in my personal experiences it’s been the opposite. In my industry in the US we always use 2 L’s for the word “cancelled”. UK team always used one.
I was with a bar packed with English fans Sunday night. Showed a table full of them the meme. They all got a kick out of it and not a single person at the table said anything about it being backwards.
Also, my phone spells it with a single "L" when I voice text, etc.. Why? Because we're in The USA. Pretty sure you're wrong buddy.
I'd tend to agree with @Section124 based on my personal/anecdotal experience. 2 Ls here in US from my childhood. I always wanted to argue with my teachers in grade school because I didn't see any need to add the extra L. I then had to resort to telling myself it's 2 Ls based on how I was taught to spell cancellation...2 Ls.
Technically they got the L with the surrender at Yorktown in 1781...but you could say Cornwa"LL"is was doomed from the start.