it's a labor of love. It makes us quite colorful really
Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something.,
Tue 23 Aug 2011, 15:08,
archived)
There's a catalog of differenceswe shouldn't over analyze or lose our sense of humor, nor should we try to maneuver around it, we should instead find center ground
(
Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole,
Tue 23 Aug 2011, 15:17,
archived)
that's how I see it--but I've been scolded too often by Brits and the like for using American spellings(not that it would change me :D)
(
LS18,
Tue 23 Aug 2011, 15:53,
archived)
Quite a lot of them make sense, and are due to deliberate spelling reforms that took root,mostly proposed by Noah Webster, the Webster's dictionary guy. For some reason, the reforms on long, impressive-sounding technical words were generally accepted, while the reforms on ordinary short words (like getting rid of the silent e on have, live and give) weren't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_spelling_reform
Some of the differences are arbitrary, but it's difficult to find American spellings that are less rational than British ones.
(,
Tue 23 Aug 2011, 18:11,
archived)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_spelling_reform
Some of the differences are arbitrary, but it's difficult to find American spellings that are less rational than British ones.