Canceling
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rfisher

Original Poster:

5,064 posts

313 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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

73,668 posts

285 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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

307 posts

217 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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

Original Poster:

5,064 posts

313 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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

90,809 posts

285 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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

73,668 posts

285 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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? hehe

Spam

1,067 posts

221 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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? hehe
hehe

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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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? hehe
hehe
It's the Beat The Swear Filter spelling, you tt...

Blue Meanie

73,668 posts

285 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Pah... Poor excuse.. Slap yourself several times.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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hehe

Vixpy1

42,699 posts

294 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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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

73,668 posts

285 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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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! smile

RDMcG

20,897 posts

237 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. There are many such words.

doodlebug

747 posts

246 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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RDMcG said:
In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. Americans have many such misspelled words.
EFA wink

Puff Puff

23,205 posts

256 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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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

73,668 posts

285 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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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

8,783 posts

259 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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doodlebug said:
RDMcG said:
In US canceling is the appropriate spelling. Americans have many such misspelled words.
EFA wink
I thought they were intentionally "simplified" ?

deckster

9,631 posts

285 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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scorp said:
doodlebug said:
RDMcG said:
In US canceling is the apropriate speling. Americans have many such mispeled words.
EFA wink
I thought they were intentionaly "simplified" ?
EFConsistency

wink