The sole function of english, both written and spoken, is to enable people to communicate. It is constantly changing and in a global world
local variants of spelling and meaning can infest the internet and achieve dominance within milliseconds.With spellchecker on this forum reverting to american spelling, it is easier to go with the flo, rather than look at a sea of red underlining. As the language is fluid in usage, idioms, spelling, grammar and punctuation it has to be the height of arrogance for anyone person to assume they have both the knowledge and authority to correct another on this highly international forum. Most here left grade school education decades ago and forever being subjected to the "assumed superiority" of the " boasting resident pedan"t is extremely tiresome. Better a tirade on cheap booze or an infestation of weeds. We are not impressed.