American "-or" words

Thanks! Being born and raised in Canada, and having moved to the US, I have always been a little uncertain about the "or" and "our" words. Now I have a list and know how it happened. I knew about the Normans and pork, beef, etc. but the "our" makes sense now too.

Thanks for these words!

I think you'll find that the U exists in English spellings, not "British" English spellings. There's no such thing as "British English", as the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish have their own varieties of English.

@Jan K: From a US perspective, the only way to distinguish between standard US English and English spoken by those in England is to say "British English" versus "American English." It would sound a bit odd to say "English English."

Do you have examples of words only said in Scotland, Wales and Ireland that are used differently in England?

Anyone obsessed with -or words are directed to:
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/wordlists/32246

Well gosh, Lynn M., now I find myself uncertain about "the Normans and beef, pork, etc."

Totally cool. Why, though, does Microsoft Word spellcheck tell me I can't spell these words with the "u"? I hate spellcheck and it's red squiggly lines, IT'S SO STIFLING!

Nice, did you think of all those words yourself, or did you search them up?

Thanss for these words :)

Don't these words lose their 'u' even in British English (pace Jan K) when taking on alternate forms: rigour/rigorous, rancour/rancorous, honour/honorable? or are we in Canada using some weird hybridizations?

cool(: