IRL just cancelled 5 races



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David Reininger wrote:

Canceled, canceled, canceled. One L.

Dolt.

David Reininger wrote:
Yeah I know, I use one L too, but it looks wrong. My dictionary says
either is fine, so I say go with two.

Anyway, it's pretty minor.

Doug

Doug Ashford wrote:

Hey, hey, hey, easy, Doug. This is *my* imposter.

You are correct, both are fine. You will find 2 l's used in Canada as
Cancelled is considered "old English"

Ron


"Doug Ashford" <dashford (AT) prodigy (DOT) net> wrote

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:59:58 -0500, David Reininger <dreining (AT) gmu (DOT) edu>
wrote:

Yes. And you are entitled to quality imposting.

When I had an imposter a few months back, he was moderately amusing
til he ran out of shtick. Don't settle for anything less.

Ken Plotkin

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:36:49 -0500, David Reininger <dreining (AT) gmu (DOT) edu>
wrote:

According to the OED, it has been spelled with two L's for a long
time:

cancelled (________), ppl. a.
[f. cancel v. + -ed.]
Crossed or struck out, annulled, made void.
1539 Tunstall Serm. Palm Sund. (1823) 15 In cancellyng the bonde of
our synne..and fastenynge it cancellyd to his crosse.
1557 Recorde Whetst. K iv, I leave out..cancelled figures.
1631 Star Chamb. Cases (1886) 81 The said cancelled deed.
1820 Shelley Prometh. Unb. iv. i. 11 Many a cancelled year.

David "Dolt" Reininger <dreining (AT) gmu (DOT) edu> wrote

Actually, you're the doltish maroon; one that can't even properly post
a spelling flame. Cancelled is fine and dandy, check with any
dictionary. Even a collegiate version would show you the inaccuracy
of your abjectly and fully displayed ignorance. Dolt, heal thyself.

David Reininger wrote:
Point taken. Have at him.

Doug