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jonniboy · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:11 am Post subject:

Continuing on the off-tangent theme, how about the word "honourable" ? I was always told that words spelt differently in British and American English (Honour/Honor) don't have the 'u' when they add a suffix. So the only correct spelling would be honorable with "honourable" being faux British English. But I have seen examples of honourable used even in official contexts e.g. Canadian parliament. Anyone?

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

That's because Canada, being caught between the two cultures, uses a mish-mash of both American and British spellings. You'll find both honor and honour being used in Canadian publications, and the trend is moving from British towards American spellings.

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

Honourable is correct in British English.

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

And back on topic, there are some programs running November to March, especially late end of January to February. Some of these are level placement exams given to high school graduates who have already qualified for that university. Also in January, there are some university exams as well for high school students.

The problem is that usually these are handled by full timers, but they do at times hire people to fill in. Unfortunately for the OP but they usually are already working at the said academic institutions.

That being said, there are other jobs, but not necessarily at universities. PM me if you're interested in hearing some suggestiions.