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by anadalakra 970 days ago
I'm based in the US, where it's spelled without the "u". Quite a few examples of this spelling difference - humo(u)r, behavio(u)r etc. Oh and "spelt" is "spelled". Isn't English fun! :)
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Even weirder, as a Native American English speaker, I would have spelt that word this way in only this context, but in other contexts it’s spelled this way.

Maybe this is my own idiosyncrasy though and not what others would do. I’ve never even thought about it until just now.

> as a Native American English speaker

Based on context, I assume you mean a native "American English" speaker, rather than a "Native American" English speaker :)

It cold be a real labour if yo’re not used to it.
Your missed u from you're and could merged into labor.

:thumbs_up:

It took me until I was 30 to learn that Brits spell enroll as enrol.
I only learned that last year... when I was 45.

The Americans and the British, one people separated by a common language.