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Re: Why do people in the UK put a u in the word color?



On Wednesday 12 April 2006 04:37, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote:

> While we're on the subject of unusual spelling variants, can someone
> explain why, in American English, "moron" is spelt "bush" ;)

See also "electorial college" and "the fallacy of democracy in America"


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