British Scientists are expected to use the F word...

Here is a direct quote from WebElements.com concerning the spelling of the element sulfer:

The spelling of sulphur is "sulfur" in the USA and now that IUPAC has decided it has jurisdiction over the British English language (as distinct from American English) as well as nomenclature, so we in the UK are expected to use the f word.

Just thought that last phrase was pretty funny. "...we in the UK are expected to use the f word."

~ROBO~