Official spelling
Just renewed my TV licence.
The reminder is to renew your LICENCE but the site to visit spells it TVLICENSING.
No wonder this country is going to the dogs!
Didn't the reminder quote the website, it usually does, if it's a tv license wouldn't it just be common sense to write tv licence into google.
Just noticed that they sent me an envelope for replying and the address on that is TV LICENSING
Why do we have to copy American spellings? English is OUR language!
To be honest I do not think you have to look as far as a different website, just take a look at the spelling of some contributors to this website. They cannot spell, but can afford Hifi, make of that what you will.
Just noticed that they sent me an envelope for replying and the address on that is TV LICENSING
Why do we have to copy American spellings? English is OUR language!
It's not an Americanism. You're WRONG, they're RIGHT. Can I be any clearer, or will you ignore me again?
People get confused because (to) license and (a) licence are pronounced the same. Advice and advise follow the same rules and are easier to consider because they are pronounced differently. So, you would get some ADVICE (the noun) but the person giving it would be ADVISING you (the verb). Do you get it now?
I was going to give the same example of advice / advise but couldn't have put it better. 
Given that all spellings (and meanings) of the words license/licence/lycence etc. pre-date any permanent European settlement in North America*, I don't get your comment about copying American spellings.
*By between approximately 30 - 300 years depending on spelling and usage.
Given that all spellings (and meanings) of the words license/licence/lycence etc. pre-date any permanent European settlement in North America*, I don't get your comment about copying American spellings.
Not to mention that if you look at the history of most "American" spellings (usually the ones involving interchangable s's and z's) the American version is actually the original English spelling and it's the English who have subsequently changed their spelling.
This doesn't apply to things like "color" of course, that was, I believe, Mr Webster deliberately trying to make a break away from the imperialist rulers "oppressive" spellings.
And Mr Paul has been oddly absent and seemingly reticent to admit his error...
Having failed to interject I suddently feel like a voice of moderation (who'd have thunk it). Ben, stand down! It was an honest mistake...
Fair enough As I hope you know, I wouldn't normally react in this way, but I have an aversion to daily mail-esque nonsense, and the OP has a history of this. Consider it left now, apologies...
I've worked hard of late to rein in similar tendencies. I'm not sure it's made me happier. It's tough, since I'm an uncompromising pedant.
For the record, I don't think you're a needlessly combative forum contributor.
All this could be avoided through inclusion of a spellcheck function when posting!
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+1 my spelling has got worse of late it could be down to old age or being to lazy to check post 
+1 my spelling has got worse of late it could be down to old age or being to lazy to check post
I blame old age and a dodgy memory for me. 
No, it's quite correct, one is the noun and one is the verb.
HiFi / A/V / Bedroom