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Curmudgeon
Jul 5, 2013, 7:56:50 PM7/5/13
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I was just writing something and typed "Saviour" and when I hit Send spell
check flagged it and said "no, it should be Savior". I swear (to God)
growing up I was taught "Saviour" but this site (below) says in AmE "Savior"
is preferred... Now I'm confused. Did I actually grow up in the UK? I
could have sworn I grew up in Pennsylvania.
"In American English, savior is the preferred spelling of the noun referring
to (1) a person who rescues another from danger, or (2) Jesus. All other
main varieties of English use saviour.
http://grammarist.com/spelling/savior-saviour/
check flagged it and said "no, it should be Savior". I swear (to God)
growing up I was taught "Saviour" but this site (below) says in AmE "Savior"
is preferred... Now I'm confused. Did I actually grow up in the UK? I
could have sworn I grew up in Pennsylvania.
"In American English, savior is the preferred spelling of the noun referring
to (1) a person who rescues another from danger, or (2) Jesus. All other
main varieties of English use saviour.
http://grammarist.com/spelling/savior-saviour/
Steve Hayes
Jul 5, 2013, 9:36:15 PM7/5/13
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On Fri, 5 Jul 2013 19:56:50 -0400, "Curmudgeon" <num...@curmudgeon.com>
wrote:
>"In American English, savior is the preferred spelling of the noun referring
>to (1) a person who rescues another from danger, or (2) Jesus. All other
>main varieties of English use saviour.
That's the way I've seen it spelt in American publications.
I think that the (1) and (2) are a bit misleading, though. Jesus is sometimes
given the epithet "Saviour/Savior" because he is seen as an instance of (1).
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
wrote:
>"In American English, savior is the preferred spelling of the noun referring
>to (1) a person who rescues another from danger, or (2) Jesus. All other
>main varieties of English use saviour.
I think that the (1) and (2) are a bit misleading, though. Jesus is sometimes
given the epithet "Saviour/Savior" because he is seen as an instance of (1).
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
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Curmudgeon
Jul 5, 2013, 11:53:10 PM7/5/13
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"Lewis" <g.k...@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote in message
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> In message <kr7mek$6ml$1...@speranza.aioe.org>
>
> --
Book of Common Prayer? No, I don't think so. Unfortunately, RC. But post
Vatican 2: The sequel.
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> In message <kr7mek$6ml$1...@speranza.aioe.org>
> Curmudgeon <num...@curmudgeon.com> wrote:
>> I was just writing something and typed "Saviour" and when I hit Send
>> spell
>> check flagged it and said "no, it should be Savior". I swear (to God)
>> growing up I was taught "Saviour" but this site (below) says in AmE
>> "Savior"
>> is preferred... Now I'm confused. Did I actually grow up in the UK? I
>> could have sworn I grew up in Pennsylvania.
>
> With the BOCP?
>> I was just writing something and typed "Saviour" and when I hit Send
>> spell
>> check flagged it and said "no, it should be Savior". I swear (to God)
>> growing up I was taught "Saviour" but this site (below) says in AmE
>> "Savior"
>> is preferred... Now I'm confused. Did I actually grow up in the UK? I
>> could have sworn I grew up in Pennsylvania.
>
>
> --
Book of Common Prayer? No, I don't think so. Unfortunately, RC. But post
Vatican 2: The sequel.
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