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To: mdwakeup

What's wrong with the word "Rumour"? It's a completely acceptable variant of "rumor"... I believe it's English English, rather than American English...


27 posted on 07/19/2004 2:17:33 PM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (Stop thinking, and end your problems. — Lao Tzu)
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To: Chad Fairbanks

Correct!

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:

One entry found for rumour.
Main Entry: ru·mour
Pronunciation: 'rü-m&r
chiefly British variant of RUMOR


29 posted on 07/19/2004 2:21:11 PM PDT by theophilusscribe ("America is too great for small dreams." —Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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