You must be commenting on my writing. :-)
It is a bit of a long story, but I'll give to you the short version. As a wee lad, I developed a strong fancy for aviation (I remain an aviation fanatic). Many family members fed the passion through books. Almost all of the books were printed in the UK and my impressionable mind assumed that everyone used the same grammar and spelling that appeared in the books; therefore, that was the pattern upon which I based my English usage. Add to that the fact that I am an anglophile.
You crack me up!! I love it. Do you say it with a Texan drawl?