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Distinctively British spellings

British spelling is not specific enough. There are differences between the Imperial, Stormonth, and the Oxford;^[1] therefore a request for British spelling should name the dictionary to be followed.

THE -OUR WORDS

The words in British spelling which most perplex the compositor are those ending in -our, as

arbour
ardour
armour
behaviour
candour
clamour
clangour
colour
contour
demeanour
disfavour
dishonour
dolour
enamour^[2]
endeavour
favour
fervour
flavour
glamour^[2]
harbour
honour
humour
labour
misbehaviour
neighbour
odour
parlour
rancour
rigour
rumour
savour
splendour
succour
tabour
tambour
tumour
valour
vapour
vigour

↑ The New English Dictionary of the Philological Society, edited by Dr. J. A. H. Murray, and commonly known as "the Oxford," probably will not be finished before the year 1910. For present use Stormonth and the Imperial are the only complete and authoritative dictionaries of modern British spellings. A comparative list of different spellings in these dictionaries is given in Appendix A.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 These spellings are preferred also by the Century, Standard, and Worcester. Webster prefers glamour, but omits the u in enamour.

[1] The New English Dictionary of the Philological Society, edited by Dr. J. A. H. Murray, and commonly known as "the Oxford," probably will not be finished before the year 1910. For present use Stormonth and the Imperial are the only complete and authoritative dictionaries of modern British spellings. A comparative list of different spellings in these dictionaries is given in Appendix A.

[p42_r2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 These spellings are preferred also by the Century, Standard, and Worcester. Webster prefers glamour, but omits the u in enamour.

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