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- Cancelled or Canceled? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Cancelled or Canceled ? Which one is right? You have successfully canceled the registration or You have successfully cancelled the registration
- Cancellation, Canceled, Canceling — US usage
I'm trying to figure out if there is a specific rule behind the word "cancel" that would cause "cancellation" to have two L's, but "canceled" and "canceling" to have only one (in the US) I unde
- meaning - What does uncancellable mean? What is a word for not . . .
Yes there is ambiguity, though I would read uncancellable as being capable of being uncancelled (in the unlikely event of wanting such a phrase) and use noncancellable for something which cannot be cancelled (though irrevocable is a real word which means much the same thing) For the bonus nonuncancellable for something which is not uncancellable
- cancelled with two Ls a generation thing or regional thing?
In the United States, we spell canceled with one l (or at least I grew up learning and using canceled with one l) However, now I see more and more people especially in blogs using cancelled, and
- Is the phrase Please be informed that grammatically correct?
Yes, "Please be informed that " is correct, as is "For your information" Both formulations are common and current The former is considered more polite, and is the accepted form in written communication, but it can also be used sarcastically in oral communication by a speaker who wishes to assert authority over a subordinate The latter is used in spoken conversation except when particular
- expressions - In its entirety vs in entirety - English Language . . .
Where should "in its entirety" be used in place of "in entirety"? Consider the following paragraphs Which usage is correct, and is the alternative incorrect less correct, or simply not as commo
- What is the difference between postpone and cancel
Whatever takes place in 2021 definitely won't be the 2020 festival; that one has been cancelled and it will never take place However, if the festivals are numbered, and this year's one would have been known as, say, the 17th XYZ Festival, the organisers can argue that their use of postpone is justified, on the ground that this particular
- Is it correct to say I kindly request you to. . . ?
It seems like everyone is hung up on whether "request you to" is correct grammar Nobody has answered the kernel of the question which, I think, is whether kindness is implied in any request I don't think it is A request is not implicitly kind or unkind So "kindly" adds just as much to the sentence as "humbly "
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