Off: OED

[Jeff Berry]

><< Actually, I strongly suspect the OED notes the American variant
> "color" under its "colour" entry, and marks it as the standard American
> spelling.  The OED could be improved, but it is pretty hot shit as it is. >>
>Well, that was just a joke, of course  :-)...and heck, my Webster's Collegiate
>Dictionary lists "colour" as a "Chiefly Brit. variant"....

Well, why don't we check:


Colour, color sb.  Forms: 3-6 colur,4 colure, coulur, 4-7 collor, 3-colour, 5-
color. Also 4-7 collor, 5-6 colowre(e, 6 cooler,-ore coulor(e, coullour, -or,
cullor, -our, 6-7 coulour, -er, collour, culler.

Then, skipping the bits about middle English and such, we fine a bit
later on,

Volour, corresponding to the late AFr., has been the normal spelling in
Eng. from 14th c.; but color has been used occasionally, cheifly under
L. influence from 15th c., and is now the prevalent spelling in U.S.


Why didn't you guys just look it in up in your own OEDs? :-)

JB