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.

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(: