Why do folks from the UK still spell it 'tyre?'

I'm getting a little tyred of seeing this spelling. When I retyre, I think I'll don some nice attyre and take the entyre family to the UK so I can ask them

[This message has been edited by Palmateer (edited October 20, 2000).]

 

The same reason why the colour of their armour is still the same. Maybe it's Armour All in UK.
BTW, why are we still using inches and pounds? What happened to the metric system?

 

Have you noticed how much more impressive your speedometer numbers are when you switch the setting from english to metric?

 

You like the big number?
And I thought the brittish have big eggo ego.......
I guess the American still take the cake on the bagel sized ego.

 

Yes, but that's consistent. What I was pointing out is an inconsistency.

 

What happens when Brits don't like the "tyres" that are on their car anymore and decided to get new ones?

Do they get tyred of their tyres?

 

How about CHECKS or CHEQUES???

 

Don't forget neighbour...and labour

 

You guys should go a little easier on the Brits, it is THEIR language after all. We just improved(?) it.

 

What's with all the CORRECT spelling in these posts all of a sudden???

PS. I'm not British, nor born Canadian,

Flame away