Glad everyone is pretty chill about this whole exchange.

zandoval: I doubt it is your fault; it is largely the fault of the U.S. education system. The fact we even have the concepts of "spelling police" and "grammar police" reflects the prevalent American attitude about spelling, grammar, diction, etc. and the written word in general. As a non-native U.S. citizen who grew up speaking and writing English (yes, my fellow Americans, this combination of facts is not only possible, but fairly common) and who moved here midway through university, it seems that spelling and grammar issues that are fixed in elementary / grade / primary school everywhere else are left until law school in the U.S.