[jdege]

Grey is still a colour, though Canadian newspapers only recently revived the "u."

It's time to reassert the simple truth that Modern American English is closer to the English of 1600 than Modern British English. Yes, Noah Webster dropped the "u" - but he did so because it was a recently-added affectation, adopted because 18th century Brits had decided it was stylish to pretend to be French.

[ApplegateRanch]

Yes, Noah Webster dropped the "u" - but he did so because it was a recently-added affectation, adopted because 18th century Brits had decided it was stylish to pretend to be French.

Oods bodkins! Ye means ter saye they Kerrified the language?

[Cicero]

The English long spoken in Apalachia and preserved in folk ballads was closer to early English than the English spoken in London.

Now, of course, most people speak TV-speak.