Sorry about the delay, I've been gone from the board for a while.
I almost came back here to mock you <wink> on this incorrect spelling of defence. Being an Australian and using the queen's English spelling 'defence' is spelt with a 'C'. E.G Australia Defence Force.
Luckily, I sat for a moment and remember that the story is about Japanese influences, which had been 'incorrectly' influenced by American spelling after World War 2 and Japanese Defense Force is spelt with an S.
I didn't know that about the "c" vs "s" in defense.
But I will refuse to spell colour without the 'u' and will also refuse to spell night 'nite'. Just because your forefathers decided to change English because of laziness, there is no excuse for me. <wink>
Personally, I don't know anyone who uses 'nite' unless they are trying to be cute. As for your love of extraneous "u"s, I doun't hauve anuy probleum wiuth peouple stiucking useleuss, unpronounced letteurs in wourds.
Besides, you guys have nothing on the Welsh. ;-)
Anyway thanks for your corrections they have been made.
You are very welcome.
I didn't know that you were Australian. It makes sense now that I think about it. At first I thought that you were American from in the Appalachians. Some of their pronunciation and speech patters are closer to British English than American English.