Ach, spelling was only standardised on either side of the ocean some two hundred odd years ago, when Johnson created the first dictionary of the English language during George III's reign. That's why there are differences in spelling between Americans and English - they deviated at a point before standardisation. The idea of one being more 'correct' than the other is purely subjective (I think I might be a rare Brit who has no problems with reading American spellings!)

As a side note to that, this is also why I have no difficulties accepting txtspk - it's jst anutha way 2 compress th lingo dwn 2 an ez 2 undrstnd lvl, aftr al.

jonthecelt