To say its swAp not swOp

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Why on earth do so many people spell swap as "swop"???

I have never given this any thought before - but this is from the Oxford online dictionary -

*Spelling help

Swap can also be spelled swop, with an o: both are correct.*

So seems like you can actually swap swap for swop!

When I was younger my mum always told me it stood for "share with other people" so I always spell it swop rather than swap.

Well I won't swap swap for swop.

Both spellings are acceptable!

(This was a shock to me too.)

Until recently I thought swop was wrong, but used it anyway because I think it's a nicer looking word! Glad it's acceptable.

I can't believe you can spell it swop.. It looks so wrong.

I knew it was ok both ways but I always spell it swap.

(I only knew because I looked it up as Roald Dahl spelled it like that!)

I'm shocked to my very core that swop is actually correct. OP YANBU at all and frankly my faith in the OED has been destroyed.

because you say swop

startail: Does that mean WASP should be WOSP then?

Both are correct, smartpants!

I wonder where 'swap/swop' has been derived from?

Noooooo! It's horrible with an "o". So disappointed.