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I had to train myself out of spelling "realize" as "realise"

Thanks to studying linguistics and being indoctrinated with descriptivism, I ignore most grammatical errors these days. The only one that really annoys me is the rapidly-disappearing distinction between 'less' and 'fewer'. It seems fewer and fewer people these days are even aware that there is a difference.





I love living in Pennsylvania, though. It's really beautiful here. As much as I love Paly, I don't think that I'd ever move back. That door has long since shut.
What part of England are you from, Choupette? My mother hails from Oxford.
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Feel free to post here your pet peeves, wry observations or age-old dilemmas with respect to spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage.
Included are those commo..."
I am used to the alternate spellings so I don't usually notice them.
Feel free to post here your pet peeves, wry observations or age-old dilemmas with respect to spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage.
Included are those commo..."
I am used to the alternate spellings so I don't usually notice them.

How about your and you're?
Then and than?
I see these ALL the time.

really? i'm a future Paly student!


Feel free to post here your pet peeves, wry observations or age-old dilemmas with respect to spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage.
Included are those common faux pas, mistakes and malaprops that make your teeth grit à la Eats Shoots and Leaves.
I'll start us off:
I am Canadian and as a result you will find my comments peppered with "our"s and "re"s as in favourite, labour, centre, theatre, etc.
Question:
If you are American, does seeing this spelling throw you for a loop?
If you are Canuck, Brit or Aussie (or anywhere else the Queen's English is favoured), do you Americanise (Americanize?) your spelling when writing to a U.S.-based audience?
Just curious ...