Do americans really spell 'defence' with an s? How didn't I notice that before? Sorry, but that's too much. Taking the 'u' out of words sort of makes sense, even if it's ugly. But defense?
"Uhhhhh, duh c makin' a sss noise, so puttin' an s dere. Duhhhhhhh."
I imagine that's how it came about. And the guy was riding a negro, riding a horse, on a paddle steamer with a stalk of wheat between his teeth. Now that I think about it you guys are responsible for the descent of the english language into a collection of acronyms as well, imho, lmao goml.
Defence with a C