"And pray tell me has any nation other than the USA bothered to change the spelling of English...

as i stated a bit back...Canada uses both English English and American English spellings (not necessarily in that order), that is the reality here..The England you long for never did exist, never will either, that is a reality too
I've a feeling I should do penance...maybe flogging myself with a copy of the Daily Torygraph.....

Charlotte R