benefitted or benefited? Why not both?

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benefitted or benefited? Why not both?

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Benefited is the American English spelling and Benefitted is the British English version. However, many grammar-checking apps accept both spellings. If the majority of grammar apps in the world accepted both spellings, would the spelling Benefitted be considered wrong? Since books are read by English-speaking people all over the world, why wouldn't both spellings be acceptable? I happen to be Canadian and I tend to write the word as Benefitted. However, I would not have an issue with reading the word spelled either way. I also feel that most people would not have an issue with either spelling. I guess that is why the many grammar apps I have looked into accept both spellings. There are many words in the English language like the one above that have slightly different spellings but are essentially the same word. The majority of readers would have no issue with either spelling. Anyway, I think this is food for thought. Have a great day everyone.
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