In the US, it's always "License" all the time.  In the UK and Canada, it 
depends on whether it's a noun (Licence) or verb (License).  Not sure about 
Australia, but I'd guess they follow the UK's advice.

So, what is the correct spelling if I'm posting here?

What if I'm posting to a UK based Web Forum?  What if the server is located 
in the UK, but 99% of the posters are American?  What if it's an equal mix 
of Americans and Brits?

Do I always spell with an "S" because I'm from America and that's just how 
we do it?  George W. Bush would probably say "Yes", but I'm not so sure.

Then there are all of the other spellings of words like "centre" and 
"colour", but if you spell those, everyone knows you're not American, but if 
you spell it "Licence", we just think you can't spell.

...and while I'm at it, has anyone else noticed that "then" has begun 
replacing "than" at an alarming rate?  I used to see this mistake once in 
awhile, but lately, I see it on every forum I visit, even places where you'd 
only expect to see highly educated posters.  It baffles me.

Please don't take this post too seriously...  ;-)

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