[QUOTE=H5487;12230150]There are TWO "U"s in Humor?
There are in the UK! We make a great fuss about getting children to spell properly and I was second-best boy at spelling in my school. Curse you John Royle! However, spelling was not standardised until 1870 when compulsory primary education was introduced, 110 years after the Prussians! Shakespeare used to spell his name in lots of different ways.
As for 4th July, I used to live in quite a bohemian district of Shrewsbury, and an American had washed up there.He was very popular. Every 4th July we held a barbeque and he would wear a Stars and Stripes bow tie!