I've even seen Texans complain about spelling the "get" with an 'e' instead of an 'i'!

(Figuratively) speaking as a semi-educated hick and red bludded 'merkin, I know that it's only spelled with an "i" when followed by "along little dogie" (and usually preceded by "Whoopie-ti-yi-yo".

So, the real answer is: "'cause you're wrong, you semi-educated hick"

That would be "'cuz yer wrong, ...".