English is an ever evolving and fascinating language, we should cherish it but let it grow and evolve in the right way! As an old fossil I try and learn something new every day, Origins of words are something I have recently become interested in, as an example just google the origin of the word ‘dunce’. One other interesting fact I was surprised to find out is that the use of Z instead of S in words such as ‘surprize’ is not an Americanism, in fact quite the opposite, Americans are spelling it the Anglo Saxon way, the use of S is of French origin! You learn something every day..