[PW] American Spelling vs British Spelling

[Webb, KerryA]

Donna wrote:
> 
> So, it seems that what we know today as accepted American orthography
> was still in transition in the 1850s, with some British spellings and
> some that had indeed been changed whether the Advertiser liked it or
not.
>

Sorry to come in late in this, but I've been away ...

My favourite example of this confusion is an advertisement for a book
published in Boston in 1899, with a request to send a "cheque" for $1 to
purchase a copy.

The book also features many occurrences of the word "centre".

Kerry 
  
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