If I were a Moran I'd be insulted. "Moran" automatically makes me think of Mr. Sebastian Moran, featured in The Adventure of the Empty House. According to Sherlock Holmes Moran is the second-most dangerous man in England (Prof. Moriarty is/was the most dangerous).
I'm no Scripps kid but I was always pretty good at spelling. I was a bookworm-- still love to read but can't do so as voraciously as in the past. I value it (good spelling and grammar), and must admit that it irks me to see words misspelled or misused, e.g. "hear" instead of "here"; "there" instead of "their" or "they're", etc. It's not completely fair of me, though, because American English is fraught with sooo many inconsistencies; there are just as many loopholes as rules when it comes to how and why a word is spelled the way it is. Even the word "spelled/misspelled" can also be written "spelt/misspelt". Why? Well, why not?
(I just contradicted myself there, didn't I? Hmm. Well, there's nothing concrete, no real rhyme or reason as to why certain things drive me batty, but it is what it is.)
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