Somehow, I’m Not Shocked — Or Embarassed
Spelling does not appear — nor in my estimation has it ever appeared — to be the strong suit of American-English. Ours is a spoken miracle of a language that does not get translated accurately to paper — or file, sign, letter, poster, whatever — by the majority of its adherents. Makes you wonder what the word adherent really means, doesn’t it?
Here’s the article on The Telegraph about Americans Embarrassed By Poor Spelling Compared To Britons