Talk:Governor of the Lone Islands

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This article completely violates Section One of the Format. I will move it, at least, to the proper spelling of the title.Wolfdog: Narnia Wiki administrator 01:15, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

I hesitate to contradict, especially as I am a confirmed Anglophile, but governor has not been spelt governour since the 18th century. There are many words in English which end in -or in British and American spelling (take chancellor, inferior, emperor, error, horror, tremor, etc.), just as there are many in both dialects which end in -our (for instance contour, troubadour, velour, glamour, etc.) See The Online Etymological Dictionary. Of course, the real reason to use governor is that Lewis himself used it and it has this spelling in the British as well as the American versions of the books. I trust no offence is taken. Halian the Shipbuilder 16:23, March 24, 2010 (UTC)

Halian is right. I've checked my UK publication of Dawn Treader, and the title is spelled "governor" throughout - I've therefore corrected this in the article and in its title (n.b. this message previously credited to an anonymous user: I created an account so I could modify the title appropriately as well as changing the article itself) Anradin&#39;s Horse (talk) 23:16, November 17, 2012 (UTC)