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It's astonishing how some teachers cling to the idea of a "proper" spelling of English words, elevating British over American. This is causing some debate in a former British colony:

While some feel American spellings need to be pointed out, if not marked wrong, others would rather not nitpick. Malini Bhagat, principal of Mahadevi Birla Girls Higher Secondary School, vehemently refuses to allow her students use American spellings. "I still follow proper UK English in my school. In case the students prefer American English, the words are circled and the original UK English words mentioned," she says.

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