because in 1776, our founders actually changed the spelling of some words to Americanize them and make us different from the Brits... Daniel Webster
2007-04-28 12:42:15
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answered by Ford Prefect 7
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Because the ALP were uneducated and couldn't spell., actually, initially it was spelt labour.
While it is standard practice in Australian English to spell the word labour with a "u", the Party has spelled it without since Labor cabinet minister King O'Malley thought he would "modernise" the name in 1912, as per American English.
2007-04-30 12:55:26
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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Perhaps the asker should have clarified herself, but I believe she means Labor as in the Australian Labor Party. It is spelled without the "u", but honestly I do not know why.
-an American follower of Aussie politics
2007-04-28 13:09:23
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answer #3
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answered by Rick N 5
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It is spelled labor in the US and labour in the British commonwealth
2007-04-28 12:39:12
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answer #4
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answered by Nanneke 4
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because the Aussie LABOR party decided that american English was more modern then English English
dont ask me why
2007-04-28 17:29:12
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answer #5
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answered by Juzzy 3
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Its official name is Labour Party. American media changes the spelling.
2007-04-28 12:38:39
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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It's spelled with a "u" in Britain! Same with the word colour.
2007-04-28 12:38:47
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answer #7
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answered by GallopingGrasshoppers 3
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Potatoe
2007-04-28 12:46:51
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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It's like "HONOUR", Americans have taken the "U" out of that also, along with a lot more.
2007-04-28 12:42:53
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answered by Anonymous
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That is how they spell it in England.
2007-04-28 12:45:46
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answer #10
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answered by Chainsaw 6
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