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Darren:
Which is it?

I'm talking machine Arbours/Arbors here....which way is it spelt, dictionary say one way, spell checker says the other, Ebay shows both in the search results no matter which way you spell it....cleaver sods....

Andy:
I wondered about that as well.  :scratch:

Is 'arbor' the USA spelling I wonder, as in harbor (harbour in UK)?

John Stevenson:
The correct spelling is "long spindly thing, usually bent in the middle"

John S.

bogstandard:
I was always taught to use arbor, but I don't think it matters that much, as long as we know what you mean.

But it can sometimes cause a search engine to be confused, and you don't get as many hits, so it might be better to put both  in the box, a belts and braces thing.


Bogs

Bluechip:
Have a poke around in this, top RH corner.

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/arbour?view=uk

Should be arbor .. unless you've got a wooden one  :D

Dave

Edit. ....forgot. Unless it's wet, and there's crabs in it ... in which case .... it's a Narbor

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