England, at one point of its history ruled over one in four people on the planet. England, and England alone sets the standard for the English language, not some American who doesn't know what the letter 'u' is, or someone who feels the need to replace the appropriate 's' in worlds with a 'z' (e.g. realise) because he is allergic to the letter.
That's not all fair to say. Realize and realise are both commonly used in Britain. And think about mirrour, which is now mirror.
Also, you changed the meaning of the thread by feeling the need to correct something, that didn't need correcting in the first place, because you're egotistical, and I mean you can't help it, after all you are just an American.
Do you think that's generalising?
Soccer came from 17th century England where there was a massive brutal game of football but over time they split up and one when into rugby and the other when into football but when they played it on the streets it was called socker.
Actually, IFAF recognises, I forget the original name from it, but that the first football came from China, more than 1500 years ago.
