British -> American "Spelling" (rather OT)

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No: HPFGUIDX 10292

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Trina " <lj2d30 at g...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Scott " <harry_potter00 at y...> 
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Erm, yes. This is true. In fact my HISTORY teacher counted off 
for 
> > using British spellings in essay questions on a test. (i.e. 
colour, 
> > flavour, organisation, realise and things like that.) This sort 
of 
> > bothered my as it's not INCORRECT at all.
> > 
> > A typical conversation would be like this...
> > Me: "Well that's not spelled wrong!"
> > Teacher: "Yes it is..."
> > Me: "NO it isn't. It's just a British spelling."
> > Teacher: "Well we ARE NOT in Britain so use the American 
spelling!"
> 
> 
> I started to do this sometime in the 5th grade, in the midst of 
> heavy "Little House on the Prairie" reading.  LI Wilder used 
British 
> spellings and I picked it up.  I had the same argument you did.  I 
> lost (but the, I was only 10)
> 
> Trina

I, too, have had the same problem.  I've been using British 
spellings, punctuation, and grammar since I learned to read and 
write.  However, *I* won the arguments with teachers.  (I was *so* 
Hermione).  

Parker
Born in the wrong place--alas!