"Canceling" or "cancelling" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
In which contexts do I have to use canceling or cancelling? Google returns 15.6 million results with canceling and 18 million with cancelling, so I don't know what is the good spelling.
"Cancellation", "Canceled", "Canceling" — US usage
Jun 10, 2014 · 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...
Is "I have checked today" correct? - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Jul 1, 2019 · I checked if I had money in my bank account or not an hour ago. Now if I say "I have checked today my bank account", is that a correct sentence. Should it be "I have checked" or "I …
What is the difference between postpone and cancel
May 21, 2020 · I thought I had a good understanding of the difference between "postpone" and "cancel," but lately I've seen officials using postpone instead of cancel, perhaps to soften the blow of …
How did 'belay' semantically shift to mean `forget I said that'?
Jul 18, 2020 · Not that the Navy used shanties but I understand that it was common for a shantyman to break off the song and out call "Belay" when the task was complete. Obviously the song would stop …
Is there a word for a document or card being officially damaged to ...
Jun 28, 2025 · When to physically cancel a passport . . . Collins Dictionary has If someone in authority cancels a document, an insurance policy, or a debt, they officially declare that it is no longer valid or …
punctuation - Should there be a hyphen in expressions such as ...
Jan 9, 2017 · My natural instinct is to hyphenate expressions such as "currently-available", "currently-implemented", etc., when they modify a noun. Example: "the currently-available version of X". It …
"If it works, it works" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 20, 2025 · The distinction is that one work is for getting a desired outcome while the other is for the internal working working. For example, 64/16 can be reduced to 4 (ie 4/1) by just 'cancelling out' the …
"On short notice" vs "At short notice" - English Language & Usage …
Aug 31, 2011 · I have heard both, and probably use both myself undistinguishly. My usual sources conflict on that one, actually. The New Oxford American Dictionary, which is, well, American, says: at …
Use of "hill to die on" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 29, 2023 · The expression comes from military usage. Wictionary An allusion to the military practice of capturing/holding a hill (high ground), no matter the cost or (lack of) benefit, as in the Battle of …