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“Humor” or “Humour”

Humor is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while humour is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “humor” and 6 prefer “humour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country humor humour Preference
United States 96 4 “humor”
United Kingdom 42 58 “humour”
India 37 63 “humour”
Philippines 91 9 “humor”
Canada 41 59 “humour”
Australia 39 61 “humour”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 41 59 “humour”
New Zealand 46 54 “humour”
Jamaica 71 29 “humor”
Trinidad & Tobago 68 32 “humor”
Guyana 74 26 “humor”
Usage

Examples in context

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“humor”

  • …comedy/mystery feature film The Good Humor Man with Jack Carson, Lola…
  • …monarch with a sense of humor.
  • …with a sardonic sense of humor; it has been noted that…
  • …story with simplicity, ingenuity and humor."
  • …praising the film for its humor and for focusing on what…
  • Good Humor was not able to solve…
  • The humor from both books is derived…
  • …players were in a jolly humor yesterday with their miniature football…
  • …of BMX XXX'''s release, sexual humor and nudity were not widely…
  • …of whom criticized the adult humor and sexual content despite the…

“humour”

  • …with oratory skills blended with humour.
  • …and early examples of surreal humour at least since the 19th…
  • …a man who would put humour into everything.
  • …his radio analysis of Maltese humour in the series done for…
  • …life with a dose of humour and poetry.
  • Much of the humour related to 'Gil' stems from…
  • …Service with a sense of humour," being included in national press…
  • …for a gentle sense of humour.
  • Category:Adult humour titles
  • …Kitazawa's Tokyo Puck, a cartoon humour magazine patterned after the American

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