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labour vs labor #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:26 pm   labour vs labor
 

I know these words have the same meaning. Someone once said me that the first one is used in UK and second one in USA. Is it right?
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labour vs labor #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 14:06 pm   labour vs labor
 

Hi Tilt,

Yes.

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labour vs labor #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 20:17 pm   labour vs labor
 

The word is spelled "labour" not just in the UK, but in all English-speaking countries other than the US.
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labour vs labor #4 (permalink) Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:17 am   labour vs labor
 

The word "labour" is British, while "labor" is American.
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labour vs labor #5 (permalink) Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:57 am   labour vs labor
 

Harry_Ph wrote:
The word "labour" is British, while "labor" is American.

As I said, "labour" is not just British, but is used in all English-speaking countries other than the United States. The other English-speaking countries in America, including Canada, also write "labour".
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