ah...right! mea culpa! I plead guilty to succumbing to common usage. It was easier when I was still in school and among those who tried. I'm afraid that this new-fangled internet thing will dilute and distort the language even more. U see wht I mean?

(I find that I much prefer our (mostly) shorter spelling conventions, but I do like much many^* of the English traditions regarding grammar.)

* (replying to someone who both knows and cares makes me careful.)