Gordy,
Actually, either usage is correct, depending on which side of the Atlantic you live:
'Spelt' is the traditional British form but it's not recognised in most other parts of the world. (i.e. it's not part of 'international english').
'Spelled' is creeping in from the US and seems to be the accepted form for many British newspapers.
According to the OED, irrespective of the form chosen, the correct way of pronouncing the word is 'spelt'. This is unusual because it's normally the US form of a word which matches spelling with pronunciation; here it's the British form which does so.
Bomber,
Yours is a common misconception. People assume that none is a condensed form of no one or not one. As both always take a singular verb, the argument goes, so must none. However, the amateur etymologisers have got it slightly but seriously wrong. Our modern form none comes from the Old English nan. Though this is indeed a contraction of ne an, no one, it was inflected in Old English and had different forms in singular and plural, showing that it was commonly used both ways — King Alfred used it in the plural as far back as the year 888.
The Oxford English Dictionary has a whole section on the plural form of none, pointing out that it is frequently used to mean “no persons” (with writers preferring no one when they mean the singular) and that historical records show that its use in the plural is actually more common than in the singular. On modern usage, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage says, “It appears that writers generally make it singular or plural according to whatever their idea is when they write”.
None of this, of course, has any relevance to this thread which has drifted totally off course and degenerated into some kind of slanging match. I dare say that many people carrying out training in the USA don't like the place, but they have gone there to learn to fly, not to enjoy a holiday. The decision will undoubtedly have a short-term impact on the number of pilots being trained as few countries can compete with the USA in terms of training costs. It will have a tiny impact on the American economy as a whole, but quite a large impact (for now) on the flying training industry in that country. However, demand for training is likely to remain about the same and a number of people will now have to postpone their plans until they have saved more, or some of the larger companies such as Bristow and CHC may have to consider reintroducing sponsored training schemes.