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Vendor vs. vender #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 05, 2006 19:32 pm   Vendor vs. vender
 

Hi,

Which spelling would you recommend, 'vendor' or 'vender'? The latter is supposed to be a Standard American spelling.
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Vender/or #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 05, 2006 19:45 pm   Vender/or
 

Hi Englishuser,

Well, indeed there's a question. It's rather like asking where do you put the stress on debris or harass or how do you pronounce tomato. I naturally would plump for vendor. The only comment I can make on this is what we used to be instructed to do when I was an examiner for the Cambridge examinations: be consistent. In other words if you want to use American English spelling, use it throughout and likewise with British English.

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Vendor vs. vender #3 (permalink) Wed Jul 05, 2006 19:57 pm   Vendor vs. vender
 

For what it's worth, I have apparently been "misspelling" this word as vendor for my entire life. :roll:

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Vendor vs. vender #4 (permalink) Wed Jul 05, 2006 21:13 pm   Vendor vs. vender
 

Hi Alan and Amy,

I actually posted this question simply because Jamie spelt the word the British way. I just didn't know if both are common spellings in Standard American English. I just checked it in my dictionary and it turned out that 'vender' is an alternative spelling in Standard American.

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Vendor vs. vender #5 (permalink) Wed Jul 05, 2006 21:34 pm   Vendor vs. vender
 

Hi Englishuser

As I mentioned, I also spell vendor the "British" way.
I personally would never recommend spelling that word as "vender".

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