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“Favoring” or “Favouring”

Language

Favoring and favouring are both English terms.

Usage

Favoring is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while favouring is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
favoring 99 13 23 94 53 18 0 21 0 0 0 0
favouring 1 87 77 6 47 82 0 79 100 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "favoring" over "favouring" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
  • In India, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "favoring" over "favouring" (94 to 6).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "favoring" over "favouring" (53 to 47).
  • In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".
  • In Ireland, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use favoring or favouring with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “favoring”

  • gods would venture an opinion favoring one, for fear of earning
  • times equivalent to i and favoring i.
  • to its purer rock origins, favoring music with a solid drum
  • government using mini-continuing resolutions, instead favoring the passage of a full
  • the efficacy of tax measures favoring older people.
  • not favor her, instead greatly favoring his Consort Zhang, who effectively
  • Lü Zuan was described as favoring exercises in archery, horsemanship, and
  • thrilling five-setter match (in overtime) favoring the men of south L.A.
  • administration although he made comments favoring a bombing raid on Iran,
  • tweets that Antani had made favoring then Ohio Governor John Kasich

Examples of “favouring”

  • a consistent pattern of evidence favouring Middleton.
  • and George McCready Price (although favouring physician Arthur I.
  • first issue, and the opinion favouring the Rolling Stones prevailed.
  • 150 electorates with preferences strongly favouring Labor (80.86%)
  • the pitcher), with selection pressure favouring more deeply cupped leaves over
  • survey, 19% of New Zealanders favouring nuclear as a power source,
  • once before, at that time favouring a narrow construction of the
  • part of a kinship network favouring brass memorials throughout the 15th
  • also signs of gender bias, favouring men as authors.
  • out of the question, locals favouring the underground conduit system.


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