This is *not* political but...

[Sarah Bouchier]

>Well, back in the dark ages when I was learning to spell, this was
>considered to be an acceptable "alternate" spelling, along with
>"tomatoe", "colour" and "favour". Maybe it was just a "Midwestern"
thing?

'Colour' and 'favour' are both acceptable alternate spellings as the way
the words were originally spelled, and still are spelled here in the UK.
'Tomatoe' and 'Potatoe' I'm thoroughly unconvinced by, however :)

Sarah Bouchier
Technical Author

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