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Is it camomile or chamomile? - Australian spelling
This is one of those words which differ according to which dictionary you use.
If you use the Oxford dictionary the spelling is camomile.
If you use the Macquarie dictionary the spelling is chamomile.
Both spelling variations are acceptable to Microsoft Office.
A check of the usage of chamomile versus camomile on Australian sites
using Search Australia
45,400 to 9,310, which supports the spelling in the Macquarie dictionary.
Until now the preferred Australian spelling has been suggested as being the Oxford spelling.
This is now being updated to chamomile based on this review.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.Australian-Dictionary.com.au
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