> Give it up, it's a US thing. They like them old obsolete terms, same with
> yards, inches, feet and the like.
> You'll never talk sense into them, it's a matter of pride.
>
> ST
Well as being British we invented the roots of there language, now
there trying to teach it us with their colorful ways.........
But I think your right about the terms, they wont change, like the
American mindset, no retreat, no surrender.............
As for using google to prove the popularity of a word, as its hitting
about 80% of american sites and 20% of them are from the rest of the
world, no wonder the American spellings have higher hits.