A Note On Spelling

As some of you have undoubtedly noticed, I am Australian. However, I was not always a proud citizen of the mighty land of koalas and kangaroos. I actually spent some of my formative years in the United States. As a result, I am something of a linguistic curiosity.

Ask another Australian, and they will swear that I sound like an American. Indeed, I still pronounce words like ‘comfortable’ and ‘water’ in a distinctly American way. However, if you ask an American, they will swear that I sound li...