People are referring to google and/or ebay and/or "popular" spelling for a word. On another thread I remember someone saying "well, I've seen it both ways online, so both ways are OK". (I've seen lots of things on line that are decidedly NOT OK)...
anyway...
Coming from an academic background I'd have to say these are not sources to base research on for "correct" spelling, although great for finding "popular" or "common" spelling. You can't cite them in an academic paper unless you were pointing out the number of people who write a word without looking it up first.
The English language changes over time and dictionaries reflect that. Maybe in time it will change.
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