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Words that end in 'our' in British English
Episode 2 / 16 Oct 2020

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'OUR' Words
Explanation:
Words which end in ‘our’ in British English usually end in ‘or’ in American English. However, be careful – some words always end with ‘or’ in both. E.g. Occupations like actor, professor, doctor, editor, director, as well as many other words such as visitor, monitor, motor, prior, sector and more.
Examples:
UK: Behaviour
US: Behavior
UK: Colour
US: Color
UK: Flavour
US: Flavor
UK: Harbour
US: Harbor
UK: Honour
US: Honor
UK: Humour
US: Humor
UK: Labour
US: Labor
UK: Rumour
US: Rumor
UK: Splendour
US: Splendor
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