h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I just remembered one: boro / borough

I'm pretty sure that it's program/programme.

As someone who writes programs (PC) and watches programmes (TV) I can tell you that the UK has two spellings, what the USA have I have no idea.

CH

As far as the planned series of events could you be mistaking pogrom (planned persecution) for programme?

LOL , maybe a Pogrom against Microsoft is needed.

CH

I would join that crusade!

the exception to this of course being advertisment...

Then there's the joke...

What's the difference between screwing in the bottom of a canoe and Budweiser?

Nothing they're both f***in' close to water.

Laughs hysterically while amusing himself waiting for a beer at the Forum and Firkin.

lol. Me too!

Brit spelling first, because I'm English:
jewellery / jewelry:through / thro: thorough/thoro
?? quays /keys phantasy / fantasy

On thro and thoro I think that it is not considered proper spelling. Whenever I write "Through" that is how I spell it. I do not use "thru" or "thro" unless I am typing in a messaging program like ICQ.

OK, I sit corrected. I just have lots of American colleagues who use these forms but, come to think of it, they're not writing formally to me.

We tend to shorten words when typing in informal settings. This is one of many reasons that many americans are unable to write a compleate sentence observing all correct grammatical forms. I, for one, fall victim to this same disease.

The problem is just that. The average American does not have a complete knowledge of the English language (and who does i might ask) I have seen connection spelled connexion, by the way

And I've seen "socks" spelt "sox", but I think that's an example of what Marv's referring to - quickwrite or advertsing speak.

What about "moider" American and "murder" English,
Or "poisinal" American and "personal" English, of course I've only ever been to New York in the states.

Moider (American) and murder (English)
Or Poisinal (American) and personal (English). of course I've only ever been to New York in the states

Forgive the double entry, I used to be an accountant

Triple, and if you're going to talk New Yorkese, you must also give up all R's while you're at it - what ahze ya? riTAHded?

The only time I have ever seen "sox" spelled like that is when I see the baseball teams "The Red Sox" and "The White Sox" written down. Yes, I am American.