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Old 11-01-2015, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Zaps View Post
That's absurd, isn't it? The affectation makes them look utterly ridiculous. They aren't an American political organization. Even the Canadians retain the "u" in Labour!
As I understand it, the "u" in many words (Labour, savour etc) was dropped in the spelling curriculum in schools back in the 1970s. I learnt the old way and still persist. I get computers constantly trying to correct me but am too stubborn to change.

Malcolm
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