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Old 10-29-2008, 08:39 PM
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Default What are the differences between honor, honour, favor, and favour in wedding invitations?




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Old 10-29-2008, 08:43 PM
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Formality. The extra “u” is Queen’s English and considered more formal.

Unless your invitees are high society, they won’t know the difference.


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Old 10-29-2008, 08:43 PM
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Honor is American English, and honour is British English. Some people choose the "our" spelling because it looks more formal, but it's not at all necessary. We chose the regular American spelling. It's completely up to you.

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Old 10-29-2008, 08:44 PM
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Well, honor and favor are the American spellings. Honour and favour are the British spellings. All pretty much mean the same, we'd be honored by your presence, or please do us the favor of attending... Either way is polite and says you appreciate their time and money to come be with you on your special day. I personally prefer honor, but it doesn't really matter!

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Old 10-29-2008, 08:47 PM
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the spelling duh...no ok just kidding, when the word has a 'U' in it is considered more formal and european. its just a fancy way to spell a the word, there is no different meaning or anything or one being more proper than the other.

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Old 10-29-2008, 08:47 PM
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The spelling and the formality. "Honour" usually means it's a religious ceremony that will probably take place in a church. "Honor" is more casual. "Favour" is formal of "Favor" etc. etc. It's totally up to you what you want to do. My invitations have "honor" and "favor."

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Old 10-29-2008, 09:41 PM
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No difference other than the British spelling is considered more formal.

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Old 10-29-2008, 10:30 PM
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For some reason that has always escaped me, using English spelling as opposed to American is considered a sign of refinement in wedding invitations in the US.

A very old-fashioned notion that you should feel free to ditch in the 21st century.

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