OR and OUR.

The ending our was in general use until the appearance of Webster’s Dictionary, in which the u was dropped in words terminating with our. This innovation has steadily gained ground. We do not approve of partial tinkerings with English orthography; and, until a general convention of British and American scholars settle the method of spelling English words, we shall adhere to the established usage. We append a list of words terminating in our.

The u is dropped when the termination ous is added to any of these words; as, clamorous, dolorous, humorous, laborious, odorous, rancorous, rigorous, valorous, vigorous. And also in derivative words; such as armory, honorary, &c.

SION and TION.

Primitive words which end in d, de, ge, mit, rt, se, or ss, take sion in their derivatives; but all other words have tion.

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