books.google.com - Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and,” or says “octopuses” instead of “octopi”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? Would you bet the bank...http://books.google.com/books/about/Origins_of_the_Specious.html?id=hsu47CBwJPUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareOrigins of the Specious