Originally posted by Randi
The more english I read and write, the more I realize how little I know. However, I have noticed many Americans are writing than when others would use then.

I'm too sleepy to find more examples now.
Oh don't get me started:

loose vs. lose
its vs. it's
their vs. there vs. they're
two vs. to vs. too
know vs. no
here vs. hear

ad infinitum