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Subj:   Variant Spellings

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Subject: Variant Spellings
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I have been looking for a comprehensive list of words with variant
spellings for inclusion in our OPAC database for cross indexing.  I
was not able to come up with a good list, so I have put together a
reasonably comprehensive list which I would like to share with the
law-lib list.



                                              Frank Weston
                                              Reference Subcommittee
                                              Automation Committee
                                              August 13, 1992



VARIANT SPELLINGS:


AMERICAN                        OTHER


A

ABRIDGMENT                      ABRIDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGMENT                  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

AGONIZE                         AGONISE

AIRPLANE                        AEROPLANE

ALUMINUM                        ALUMINIUM

ANALOG                          ANALOGUE

ANEMIA                          ANAEMIA

ANESTHESIA                      ANAESTHESIA

ANESTHETIC                      ANAESTHETIC

APOLOGIZE                       APOLOGISE

ARCHEOLOGY                      ARCHAEOLOGY

ARMOR                           ARMOUR



B

BEHAVIOR                        BEHAVIOUR

C

CAESAREAN                       CAESARIAN

CARBURETOR                      CARBURETTER

CARBURETOR                      CARBURETTOR

CATALOG                         CATALOGUE

CENTER                          CENTRE

CESAREAN                        CESARIAN

CHECK                           CHEQUE

CIGARET                         CIGARETTE

CIVILIZE                        CIVILISE

CIVILIZATION                    CIVILISATION

CLAMOR                          CLAMOUR

COLOR                           COLOUR

COMPLETE                        COMPLEAT

CONNECTION                      CONNEXION

CRITICIZE                       CRITICISE

CURB                            KERB

CYCLOPEDIA                      CYCLOPAEDIA



D

DEFENSE                         DEFENCE

DIALOG                          DIALOGUE

DRAFT                           DRAUGHT






E

EMPLOYE                         EMPLOYEE

ENCLOSE                         INCLOSE

ENCLOSURE                       INCLOSURE

ENCYCLOPEDIA                    ENCYCLOPAEDIA

ENDEAVOR                        ENDEAVOUR

ENOLOGY                         OENOLOGY

ENROLL                          ENROL

ENSORCELL                       ENSORCEL

ESOPHAGUS                       OESOPHAGUS

ESTROUS                         OESTROUS

ESTRUS                          OESTROUS

ETIOLOGY                        AETIOLOGY



F

FAVOR                           FAVOUR

FERVOR                          FERVOUR

FETUS                           FOETUS

FIBER                           FIBRE

FLAVOR                          FLAVOUR


G

GRAY                            GREY


H

HARBOR                          HARBOUR

HONOR                           HONOUR

HONORABLE                       HONOURABLE

HUMOR                           HUMOUR



I

IMPANEL                         EMPANEL

INCASE                          ENCASE

INCLOSE                         ENCLOSE

INFLECTION                      INFLEXION

INQUIRE                         ENQUIRE

INQUIRY                         ENQUIRY


J

JAIL                            GAOL

JEWELER                         JEWELLER

JUDGMENT                        JUDGEMENT


L

LABOR                           LABOUR

LEAPED                          LEAPT

LEVELED                         LEVELLED

LICENSE                         LICENCE



M

MANEUVER                        MANOEUVRE

MEDIEVAL                        MEDIAEVAL

MODELED                         MODELLED

MOLD                            MOULD

MONOLOG                         MONOLOGUE



N

NEIGHBOR                        NEIGHBOUR



O

ODOR                            ODOUR

OFFENSE                         OFFENCE

OMELET                          OMELETTE

ORGANIZATION                    ORGANISATION

ORTHOPEDIC                      ORTHOPAEDIC



P

PAJAMA                          PYJAMA

PALEONTOLOGY                    PALAEONTOLOGY

PARLOR                          PARLOUR

PEDIATRIC                       PAEDIATRIC

PLOW                            PLOUGH

POLARIZE                        POLARISE

PROGRAM                         PROGRAMME

Q

QUARRELED                       QUARRELLED



R

REALIZE                         REALISE



S

SEAPLANE                        AEROBOAT

SMOLDER                         SMOULDER

SOMBER                          SOMBRE

STORY [Floor]                   STOREY

SULFUR                          SULPHUR

SUPERSEDE                       SUPERCEDE



T

THEATER                         THEATRE

TIRE                            TYRE

TRAVELED                        TRAVELLED

TRAVELER                        TRAVELLER

TRAVELING                       TRAVELLING

TUMOR                           TUMOUR


V

VIGOR                           VIGOUR


W

WAGON                           WAGGON

WHISKEY                         WHISKY



Should you find others that you wish to share with me, please send me your
words.

Frank Weston

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