> English is still using Shakespeare's spelling, I think. The UK uses a form of written English based on Samuel Johnson's dictionary. The US uses a form of wri

> English is still using Shakespeare's spelling, I think. The UK uses a form of written English based on Samuel Johnson's dictionary. The US uses a form of written English based on Webster's dictionary. Both Johnson's and Webster's spelling reforms post-date Shakespeare. For example, Shakespeare's grave contains the inscription: GOOD FREND FOR JESUS SAKE FORBEARE, TO DIGG THE DUST ENCLOASED HEARE: BLESTE BE Ye [the] MAN Yt [that] SPARES THES STONES, AND CURST BE HE Yt [that] MOVES MY BONES. (The "Y" is a form of the thorn symbol "þ", which Early Modern English used to represent the "Th" sound. The terms in [brackets] show the modern form.) You can see we are not using English spelling from Shakespeare's time.