Canceling

[rfisher]

Is canceling the american spelling of cancelling or are the muppets at Microsoft illiterate?

Try cancelling an action in Vista and you'll see what I mean.

How hard can it be to spellcheck the strings in your software before releasing it on the world?

[Blue Meanie]

I thought canceled was the British spelling?

ETA... Apparently canceled is the US spelling, so feck knows. I've always known it as canceled

Edited by Blue Meanie on Tuesday 23 September 21:03

[quotemehappy]

I thought you were missing a c in the title, anyway theres worse things to worry about in the world than this have a good nights sleep and forget about it.

[rfisher]

quotemehappy said:

I thought you were missing a c in the title, anyway theres worse things to worry about in the world than this have a good nights sleep and forget about it.

Hey you should run for PM - I feel better already.

[mybrainhurts]

Blue Meanie said:

I thought canceled was the British spelling?

ETA... Apparently canceled is the US spelling, so feck knows. I've always known it as canceled

Slap yourself a hundred times, each time saying I am a twaat...

That should do it...

[Blue Meanie]

mybrainhurts said:

Blue Meanie said:

I thought canceled was the British spelling?

ETA... Apparently canceled is the US spelling, so feck knows. I've always known it as canceled

Slap yourself a hundred times, each time saying I am a twaat...

That should do it...

Twaat? Is that the US, or British spelling?

[Spam]

Blue Meanie said:

mybrainhurts said:

Blue Meanie said:

I thought canceled was the British spelling?

ETA... Apparently canceled is the US spelling, so feck knows. I've always known it as canceled

Slap yourself a hundred times, each time saying I am a twaat...

That should do it...

Twaat? Is that the US, or British spelling?

[mybrainhurts]

Spam said:

Blue Meanie said:

mybrainhurts said:

Blue Meanie said:

I thought canceled was the British spelling?

ETA... Apparently canceled is the US spelling, so feck knows. I've always known it as canceled

Slap yourself a hundred times, each time saying I am a twaat...

That should do it...

Twaat? Is that the US, or British spelling?

It's the Beat The Swear Filter spelling, you tt...

[Blue Meanie]

Pah... Poor excuse.. Slap yourself several times.

[mybrainhurts]

[Vixpy1]

Blue Meanie said:

Pah... Poor excuse.. Slap yourself several times.

At his age, it only takes a couple of slaps i'm told

[Blue Meanie]

Vixpy1 said:

Blue Meanie said:

Pah... Poor excuse.. Slap yourself several times.

At his age, it only takes a couple of slaps i'm told

He'll take what he can though.. Bless him!

[RDMcG]

In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. There are many such words.

[doodlebug]

RDMcG said:

In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. Americans have many such misspelled words.

EFA

[Puff Puff]

RDMcG said:

In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. There are many such words.

Impossible, there's only one 'cancelling' and it has two ls!

(Like the OP it narked me when I saw the bdised spelling on my screen yesterday)

[Blue Meanie]

Puff Puff said:

RDMcG said:

In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. There are many such words.

Impossible, there's only one 'cancelling' and it has two ls!

(Like the OP it narked me when I saw the bdised spelling on my screen yesterday)

I think maybe you should take anger management then...

[scorp]

doodlebug said:

RDMcG said:

In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. Americans have many such misspelled words.

EFA

I thought they were intentionally "simplified" ?

[deckster]

scorp said:

doodlebug said:

RDMcG said:

In US canceling is the apropriate speling. Americans have many such mispeled words.

EFA

I thought they were intentionaly "simplified" ?

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