I've always been of the opinion that, seeing as it's their language, however the British use it is the correct way.
I tell Americans this frequently when vitamin vs veyetuhmin type arguments come up.
How do British people use "proper" wrong?
In English the H is not silent.
If they want to bastardise out language they could at least say they speak American.
The worst one from Americans is when they say they "could care less" about something trivial. No, you COULDN'T.
You have a thing against gardening tools?I proper smacked that hoe!
Well thats a bad example, it was called Helsingfors prior to being called Helsinki. The town was founded in the mid 1500 by Gustav Vasa. And got the name from the parish where it was founded...Though in Sweden we do translate Helsinki to Helsingfors, which rather than clear up where it is makes it more confusing because I think thats a Swedish town every time I hear it oO
from Wikipedia - Oxford spelling
In the last few decades, the suffix -ise has become the more common spelling in the UK. Many incorrectly regard -ize as American English, though it has been in use in English since the 16th century.
"Burglarised" gets me. We say "burgled". And there's an "i" in Aluminium.
The worst one from Americans is when they say they "could care less" about something trivial. No, you COULDN'T.
American English is essentially English after having been wiped off with a dirty sponge.