> There are a few words common to both British and American English that are
> spelled differently, like words that end in -ize here would end in -ise
> Everything was spelled using British English, which would make an American
> English teacher cringe if those spellings were submitted on a paper written
> in the states.


Oh, I don't know.  It seems that most American teachers of English
understand that these differences in spelling don't spring from thin air -
that there's a history behind it (owing no small debt to Noah Webster).
I've gotten away all my life with spelling "grey" rather than "gray," the
accepted American spelling.

I don't mean to be obtuse regarding your initial point, though, which I
believe came down to the use of British spellings on a pamphlet clearly
marked with an American flag.  Nevertheless, it doesn't seem likely that
Americans (even those of us who occasionally wear John Deere caps) would
be particularly confused by an alternate spelling.  Unless, of course, it
were a Monday.

RPM

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