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Originally Posted by grasan
I want to know why the Brits have to make the subtle spelling changes..i.e. Taliban v. Taleban. Are they still mad about Yorktown?
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I could very well ask why Americans drive on a Parkway and Park on a Driveway!
I'm not mad about Yorktown and someone must have misspelt Taliban as it is spelt the same in the UK as it is in the US. I'll check again when I get into London Friday but it was spelt the same back in July.
Anyway Yorktown I believe was US and French victory because Clinton forgot to send his 5000 men down a day early. Plus we surrendered and were not defeated (Big difference when you built you're empire on the fact we had a flag and all the countries we occupied did not).
Hope that clears things up, again we are not mad about Yorktown, especially as after the Dutch we are the 2nd largest holder of US assets and still in front of Japan. 
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