Quote Originally Posted by Asai Nagamasa View Post
I doubt either version is correct and I doubt most people really care (I don't). The missing letter 'u' is wrong, not sure where that originates, but apart from that both versions of english have diversified from their roots. It's the same as the pronunciation of c in Spain. If you go to South America it's pronounced normally, like an s, and not with the lisp sound. The South American version is closer to the original Spanish, where the Spanish version evolved separately.

The original root of English was correct, but over the years we developed an even more correct version of English, and with each passing day we correct it even more. The Americans, sadly, have decided not to follow our progress, and are thus left behind in the linguistic race.