Originally Posted by rootboy

In a recent thread on forks, a couple of "Pedantic Jerk Faces" chimed in to rake the OP over the coals and thoroughly embarrass him ... ...for his use of the spelling "Campagnola". All kidding aside, I've wondered in the past if there is possibly some cultural connection for this usage or if it's just a phonetic attempt at spelling, or, something else. The spelling does kind of irk me too. So I thought I'd start yet another of my frivolous, meaningless trivia threads.
I have an old book published in 1972 called "The Bicycle Manual on Maintenance and Repairs by Robert Whiter. Though the book was published in the U.S., the author hails from England and was a frame builder there. In the text he continually uses the spelling "Campagnola", despite several illustrations in the book, obviously lifted from original Campy catalogs and literature, as well as Rebour, which are clearly labeled with the correct spelling. I believe I've seen other British folks spell the name with an "a" at the end.
So I was wondering, is there something cultural in this? Anyone seen this phenomena before? Any British folks here who spell the name with an "a" at the end? Anyone here who cares?