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Old 04-22-13, 02:25 PM   #3943
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Originally Posted by The Enigma View Post
I've always wondered.
Humor and humour are both accepted by spell checking software.

So when is it wrong to use humour or humor?
It's never wrong to use either one. The accepted British standard has a lot of 'U's (humour, honour, endeavour, colour) whereas the American standard is to drop the 'U' from those words. Either one is acceptable. The Brits like to rib their American cousins, and it's all in fun.
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