hehe ma'am in red with sound logic there. Seems you are inclined with the make things easier version. I got to research more to present you with a counter argument. To make an easy excuse though, shall I say that the popularity of American English has lot to do with the growing influence of American power, money and Hollywood? Same was the case with the British till the 19th century. Still British means original, old is gold they say, don't they?