Thursday, September 20, 2012
quicko: to u or not to u
It was recently pointed out to me that, while there are many words that require a superfluous "u" in British and Australian English (colour, honour, favourite, etc.), there is at least one (and probably various other) notable exception that does not: author. Why is it not authour here?
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"or / er" = one who; so author = one who writes, actor = one who acts, usher = one who ushes, stationer = one who sells stationery...is my guess. Maybe for the other words it is determined by their original root.
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