VIII.
AMERICAN SPELLING
1.
The Two Orthographies
The chief changes made in the standard English spelling in the United States may be classified as follows:
1. The omission of the penultimate u in words ending in -our:
| American | English |
| arbor | arbour |
| armor | armour |
| behavior | behaviour |
| candor | candour |
| clamor | clamour |
| clangor | clangour |
| color | colour |
| demeanor | demeanour |
| endeavor | endeavour |
| favor | favour |
| fervor | fervour |
| flavor | flavour |
| glamor | glamour |
| harbor | harbour |
| honor | honour |
| humor | humour |
| labor | labour |
| neighbor | neighbour |
| odor | odour |
| parlor | parlour |
| rancor | rancour |
| rigor | rigour |
| rumor | rumour |
| savor | savour |
| splendor | splendour |
| succor | succour |
| tumor | tumour |
| valor | valour |
| vapor | vapour |
| vigor | vigour |
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