RE: U.S. vs. British English spelling question

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

"Cancelled" and "cancellation" can have one or two l's, but, of course, be
consistent.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?cancelled

http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?cancelation

Lauren
 

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> Behalf Of Eric Thomas
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 5:53 AM
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> Subject: U.S. vs. British English spelling question
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> I'm trying to ensure I'm spelling a word (or, more 
> accurately, a family of
> words) with U.S. English spelling as opposed to British 
> English. The root
> word is cancel. I know that in U.S. English the past tense is 
> canceled.
> However, I'm interested in the related noun "cancellation" - 
> is it supposed
> to be cancelation (with one "l") or cancellation (with two)? The
> dictionaries I consulted were a little vague when it came to 
> that particular
> word.
> 
> Any suggestions? I want to be consistent (and hopefully 
> correct as well).
> 
> Thanks.
> -Eric
> 
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