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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
swap, swop (n., v.)
 
 
Swap is the American spelling, with swop more common in British English. Both verb and noun are Informal or Conversational; elsewhere, and especially in Edited English, trade, exchange, or barter might be better choices for either the verb or the noun.  1
 
 
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