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And there are fun ones like the etymology of aluminum which went through spellings like a ping pong.
by plopz 8y ago
And there are fun ones like the etymology of aluminum which went through spellings like a ping pong.
- mikeash 8y agoJust yesterday, I ran into trouble while searching for noise cancelling headphones because the site where I was searching had it spelled “canceling” for some of the products and the search wasn’t fuzzy enough to show both. See also: “Inflammable means flammable? What a country!”
- chosenbreed37 8y ago> Just yesterday, I ran into trouble while searching for noise cancelling headphones because the site where I was searching had it spelled “canceling” for some of the products and the search wasn’t fuzzy enough to show both. 'Canceling'? That looks like a spelling mistake :-)
- mikeash 8y agoBoth versions are considered correct. Perhaps by different people....
- stordoff 8y agoThe Cambridge Dictionary lists it as "-ll- or US usually -l-". Both are considered correct. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cancel https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cancel