RE: graffitti & privelege in American dictionary

["Glenn Crouch - ESB" <address@hidden>]

Ken,

> A user brought to our attention that graffitti & privelege 
> are contained in the base American dictionary and they are 
> spelled incorrectly.
> 
> I am certainly not a linguist, but in my investigation it 
> appears that he is correct.
> 
> I am not positive, however I have removed them from our 
> distributed American dictionary.
> 
> Are they UK spellings? Or other?

Do American's spell it "graffitti" rather than "graffiti" and spell it
"privelege" rather than "privilege"?

If so it is indeed curious since my dictionaries normally list the
American Spellings along with the British/Aussie ones and all the
dictionaries I have spell it that way. 

So we would need some more confirmation before changing it... What does
your "printed" American Dictionary say Ken?

Glenn Crouch mailto:address@hidden
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