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I present this as a public service. This one has been confounding me for a few years now. In general I'm a good speller, so I figured it's because you see both in the media. I just hit a page that says this:
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I go back and forth between the two.
I am an American, and the standard American spelling use one "l".
My ex-husband was a Brit, and the standard British spelling uses two. He always insisted on "ll," and I sort of got into the habit.
Both are correct, one is simply American, the other British.
Webster's Dictionary shows both:
"Cancel \Can"cel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Canceled or Cancelled;" etc.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
I go back and forth between the two.
I am an American, and the standard American spelling use one "l".
My ex-husband was a Brit, and the standard British spelling uses two. He always insisted on "ll," and I sort of got into the habit.
Both are correct, one is simply American, the other British.
Webster's Dictionary shows both:
"Cancel \Can"cel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Canceled or Cancelled;" etc.