I would do the same, luckily I don't have to write anything official or professional, so I spell British & do everything the British way!!! However, whenever I write cheques, I do the date the English way around, but I spell out the month in question, instead of putting it in number form.

why ? why ? and why ?

Force of habit I suppose & I don't feel like I should change, cuz it's never been a problem.

So if it was a problem, you'd change?

I don't see it ever being a problem, but if it was, then yeah, I'd try to make it easier for everyone. So yeah, maybe I'd conform.

What about your son? I mean, how will you teach him to spell?

It all depends on where we are when he is at that age. If we're here in Yankie Land, then I will teach him Yankie, but I will also explain that they spell things differently in England, sort of like being bilingual!!!

Yankie, eh? Anyway, our daughter is 4 and of course just learning the alphabet, etc. My husband is teaching her what he knows, of course, and I'm doing likewise. Its a bit confusing. However, one day we may move back to the UK with her, of course, and we want her to know either spelling. Sort of like bilingual I suppose.

I use to teach my son both word's, like mummy would say pavement but over here it's called the sidewalk, now I dont bother as he will be starting school back in England, but the one word that really pisses me off is that gay arse word "Bo Bo" which the kid's use over here when hurting them self's, that's got to stop.

You know a lot of times I just end up using the British version of something. For example instead of saying "up the street" which I would have said before I moved to the UK, I end up saying what my husband says "up the road" Its just something that's second nature. Although we no longer (including my husband which I think is pretty funny) use the word "trousers" and now use "pants"

Don't be thinking I say Yankie as a derogatory word, it's meant with no ill intent, to me it's just like calling us Limeys, Poms or Brits, which doesn't bother me at all.

Whatever my dear. I'm not sure why people have to pin names on anyone anyway. What is a Pom anyway?

Pom....Pomegranite...colour of burnt brits in the Oz sunshine...or Pome- 'Property Of Mother England'....ex-con on the boat to oz...you should see what isn't considered racist in Oz...it's all very interesting out there in 'em forumland...

I guess, just not sure why its necessary to pin names on people?

What's up Yank?