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Thanks for your comments, CapriUni. Can we pursue this idea of spelling evolution a bit further, though? As a Brit involved in computers since the late 60's, I always used programme for TV and Theatre, but program for computers, disc for records and flat round things but disk for computer disks. Colour always held the British spelling.

Many of the American spellings are gradually being adopted in the UK. You come across posters saying "tonite" rather than "tonight" quite often, for example.

I would regard this as evolution of the language, rather than decay of British English as some might.

Are there changes in spelling (as opposed to introduction of new words) happening in American English?.

We may need to start a new thread if this discussion continues.