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The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: Darren on August 14, 2009, 11:51:40 AM
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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....
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I wondered about that as well. :scratch:
Is 'arbor' the USA spelling I wonder, as in harbor (harbour in UK)?
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The correct spelling is "long spindly thing, usually bent in the middle"
John S.
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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
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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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Seems Oxford says it's Arbor... :thumbup:
arbor1
• noun 1 an axle on which something revolves. 2 a device holding a tool in a lathe.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/arbor_1?view=uk
Thanks....I wouldn't want to make the mistake of putting an Arbour in my lathe....thankfully I can now avoid that..... :lol:
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Arbor for sure :thumbup: an Arbour is a framework that supports climbing plants :wack: ..............
just my 2c worth
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