>>Way, way, back we learned that a final l preceded by an e was always doubled when suffixed.
>>Hence.. repel -> repellant or repelled.
>>Somewhere along the way, cancelled became canceled, though and now canceled is more widely accepted in the US.
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>>>Hi everybody,
>>>
>>>I've checked this link http://grammarist.com/spelling/cancel/ but I am not 100% sure which spelling should I choose. The software is written by US company, but may be used by US, Canadian, NZ and Australian clients. It may also be used internationally in other countries.
>>>
>>>So, just wondering what spelling do you prefer in your code?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>
>I vaguely remember something about emphasis no? In canceled the emphasis is on "can", whereas in repellant it is on pêl?

That might be, Marc. I think I've heard something like that too.

I wonder why cancellation survived, though?