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If it's supposed to be a noun, shouldn't it be "____'''cancellation'''" instead? In other words, I would like the "___ canceling" articles to be "___ cancellation" to fit with the noun policy. I would also like the two ls, as "cancellation" is also used in the USA. {{s|user|Red}} ([[User talk:Red|talk]]) [[File:RedSig.png|12px|link=Special:Contributions/Red|Red]] 10:26, 21 May 2014 (EDT) | If it's supposed to be a noun, shouldn't it be "____'''cancellation'''" instead? In other words, I would like the "___ canceling" articles to be "___ cancellation" to fit with the noun policy. I would also like the two ls, as "cancellation" is also used in the USA. {{s|user|Red}} ([[User talk:Red|talk]]) [[File:RedSig.png|12px|link=Special:Contributions/Red|Red]] 10:26, 21 May 2014 (EDT) | ||
:The -ing suffix is a valid way to turn verbs into nouns. I think this would be an unnecessary change. [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Spectrum 10:51, 21 May 2014 (EDT) | :The -ing suffix is a valid way to turn verbs into nouns. I think this would be an unnecessary change. [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Spectrum 10:51, 21 May 2014 (EDT) | ||
#-ing is how they are referred to in the community. | |||
#See Toomai's: To elaborate, canceling is a gerund. It can be used as both a noun or a verb. ''M2K practices L-canceling // Did you see M2K L-canceling in that vid?'' [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 12:42, 21 May 2014 (EDT) | |||