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It very clearly states that since 1918 the american spelling has been 'extrovert'. That has nothing to do with whether the A or O is correct, only that O is more common in American English.
It also says she changed the definition, that's the nature of language, it evolves. That can be through a colloquialism, a hard change (as this seems to be), or many other reasons.
I am not arguing whether it is correct or not, I am simply saying it is different.
Maybe I'm tired but this comment reads to me as if you're disagreeing with me when everything you say supports what I said? My objection/question was how you came to the conclusion it's a US/UK thing. There's no support for that in the article.
We can both be tired, it's OK.
I based it on this
In her 1918 paper, "A Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte" she writes:
Not only did she change the spelling of the word, but she also changed the definition!
That's what I'm saying! It does not say anywhere that it's spelled extrAverted in the UK. If anything it says the exact opposite.
(emphasis mine)