Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonSo all Americans spell things fuhnetikly? Come on, we're not that dumb. :D

[font=trebuchet ms]This comes from a guy who thinks the words "colour, behaviour, and valour" should not have the letter "u" in them.

And you should see how he spells the word "cheque"! :eek:

English didn't get to be as widespread as it is by being "pure". And regional spellings seem to be as varied as the spoken accents are.

Then there's the mind-rot associated with the abbreviations used in cell-phone text messaging.[/font] :rolleyes: