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Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English".

Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English".

Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans.

Although we kid Americans about their 'weird' spellings, they are correct 17th century English spellings. All those 'our' endings are Victorian bullshit creations that had nothing to do with 'English'. Similarly, I was taught that 'proper' grammar meant that one 'does not end a sentence with a preposition.' Again, this was Victorian nonsense-proper 10th century Anglo-Saxon abounded with it. Just ask Tolkein.

'To be or not to be.'

Cheers; it was great to see athletes and fans from around the world as our guests.

Dan