What is the difference between cancel and cancellable?
Cancelable, with one L, is the adjectival form of cancel and is the preferred spelling in American English. Cancellable with two L’s, is the preferred spelling outside of the U.S. Does Canadian English Use Canceled or Cancelled?
What is the past form of cancel?
So the simple word cancel has two alternative past forms, canceled and cancelled, which are both acceptable. The choice of using each alternative depends on the writer’s choice or country of origin as canceled with one l is predominant in America while cancelled with two ls is predominant everywhere else except America.
What is the spelling for cancelled in Canada?
Although Canada is part of North America, the country is a member of the British Commonwealth and the people of Canada write and speak British English rather than American English. Consequently, they use the LL spelling for cancelled in Canada. A grammar guru, style editor, and writing mentor in one package.