Canceling vs Cancelling - Which Spelling is Correct?
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🇺🇸
American English
canceling
canceled
One "L"
🇬🇧
British English
cancelling
cancelled
Double "L"
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Why the Difference?
In American English, when adding suffixes like "-ing" or "-ed" to words ending in "L", you typically keep just one "L". British English doubles the "L" before adding these suffixes.
Other words that follow this rule:
🇺🇸 traveling / traveled → 🇬🇧 travelling / travelled
🇺🇸 modeling / modeled → 🇬🇧 modelling / modelled
🇺🇸 labeling / labeled → 🇬🇧 labelling / labelled
🇺🇸 traveling / traveled → 🇬🇧 travelling / travelled
🇺🇸 modeling / modeled → 🇬🇧 modelling / modelled
🇺🇸 labeling / labeled → 🇬🇧 labelling / labelled