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I've always paid attention to how some of us spell certain words and whether or not the spelling is correct. So the first word that comes to mind is:

Canceled or cancelled?

Is one incorrect or are both spellings accepted?

(07-13-2020 08:50 AM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  I've always paid attention to how some of us spell certain words and whether or not the spelling is correct. So the first word that comes to mind is:

Canceled or cancelled?

Is one incorrect or are both spellings accepted?

Both are correct

(07-13-2020 10:15 AM)UAB Schnauzer Wrote:  

(07-13-2020 08:50 AM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  I've always paid attention to how some of us spell certain words and whether or not the spelling is correct. So the first word that comes to mind is:

Canceled or cancelled?

Is one incorrect or are both spellings accepted?

Both are correct

It's a country thing, Americans prefer one version and the Brits the other.

Thru or through

I’ve always used the latter, but I’ve heard people say the former is American English while the latter is UK


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(07-13-2020 01:00 PM)blazr Wrote:  Thru or through

I’ve always used the latter, but I’ve heard people say the former is American English while the latter is UK


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I definitely prefer "thru". Quick and simple.

(07-13-2020 08:50 AM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  I've always paid attention to how some of us spell certain words and whether or not the spelling is correct. So the first word that comes to mind is:

Canceled or cancelled?

Is one incorrect or are both spellings accepted?

hadn't seen this today, but literally just had this conversation about an hour ago. i use cancelled

(07-13-2020 01:00 PM)blazr Wrote:  Thru or through

I’ve always used the latter, but I’ve heard people say the former is American English while the latter is UK


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i use "thru" a lot--but have always thought that its improper

(07-13-2020 01:43 PM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  

(07-13-2020 01:00 PM)blazr Wrote:  Thru or through

I’ve always used the latter, but I’ve heard people say the former is American English while the latter is UK


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I definitely prefer "thru". Quick and simple.

As comedian Eddie Izzard says, “T-H-R-O-U-G-H is just cheating at Scrabble.”

Discussion of distinctions in alternative spellings of some other words follows:

47. Bologna is the name of the meat product; baloney is a quaint slang synonym for nonsense.
48. Lasagne is an alternate spelling for the pasta usually referred to as lasagna; the latter spelling predominates for the name of the baked dish.
49. Mic and mike are both acceptable as short versions of microphone.
50. Savannah is spelled as such only as the name of the city in Georgia or the name of a hybrid of the serval, an African cat, and the domestic cat; otherwise, it’s spelled savanna.

(07-14-2020 06:35 PM)DragonLair Wrote:  Discussion of distinctions in alternative spellings of some other words follows:

47. Bologna is the name of the meat product; baloney is a quaint slang synonym for nonsense.
48. Lasagne is an alternate spelling for the pasta usually referred to as lasagna; the latter spelling predominates for the name of the baked dish.
49. Mic and mike are both acceptable as short versions of microphone.
50. Savannah is spelled as such only as the name of the city in Georgia or the name of a hybrid of the serval, an African cat, and the domestic cat; otherwise, it’s spelled savanna. The latter is also an area of grassland in Africa inhabited by various wild animals.