Swap or Swop
When you exchange something for another thing do you swap or swop(I'm sure when I was taught to spell it was swap), but I keep seeing people spell it swop.

Can someone please clear things up for me
Or just make smutty jokes. Either is fine.
(A bit Manchester, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:06, archived)

I don't think swop is a word


/edit I'm mistaken... http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=swop
(Christopsy, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:07, archived)

swap
though it's probably those kerazy merkins who spell it swop
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:07, archived)

Swap.
Swapsies.
( grindforcolumbine Terrorism is bloody rude., Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:07, archived)

www.b3ta.com/talk/618702
( Dirty Bob hasn't been here for ages, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:08, archived)

Swap
Swop is the Americanism.
( Newington, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:08, archived)

according to cocktionary.com, swop is "chiefly british"

but what the fcuk do they know?
(Christopsy, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:10, archived)

That surprises me.
As far as I can remember, I've only ever seen swap in British writing and swop in American writing.
Although that might be wrong, because the Americanism for swap is usually 'trade'.
( Newington, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:12, archived)

Swop is old Brit
as far as I've ever seen it - 19thC and pre-war.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:24, archived)

Hmmm
Okay, I'm probably remembering things wrong.
edit: swap is still the correct modern English spelling IMO.
( Newington, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 15:01, archived)

People these days
spell like cunts.

It's because of the proliferation of mobile phones and txt mssging.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:09, archived)

I think you'll find...
...it's the proliferation of cunts that are the problem.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:10, archived)

I like cunts.
Especially prolific ones.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:13, archived)

I find I am unable
to disagree with you.

If only we could dress them as baby seals and leave them on ice floes at just the right time of year.....
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:14, archived)

swop
www.swop.org.au/

You are an Australian prostitute aren't you?
( Fergburger, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:09, archived)

Ahh god bless pedantry
right i'm off to slap the fool who wrote swop in all his emails to me.

/tenuous violence justification
(A bit Manchester, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:10, archived)

Swap swop for swap.
It's easy to remember if you use this rhyme:

Swap backwards is paws not pows.
Bum wanky wibble flip cows.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:11, archived)

^this
made me chuckle.
( grindforcolumbine Terrorism is bloody rude., Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:15, archived)

Sometimes
you are very fucking funny :D
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:15, archived)

It's when I use
my humour harnessing head cloak.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:18, archived)

Fetching :P

( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:20, archived)

t l
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:23, archived)

Hmmmm
Salty.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:29, archived)

TGMTFRH

( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:20, archived)

That
Guts My Trout For Reasons Hunknown?
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:22, archived)

That
Greives my tennants flaccid rhino helmet.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:25, archived)

cow tipping?

( Jadeviper was still alive on, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:19, archived)

Like fly tipping
but much much bigger.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:21, archived)

Haha

( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Tue 5 Jul 2005, 14:21, archived)