Is there any particular reason why the word "beggar" is not spelt "begger"? I've noticed that "beggar" is spelt with an "ar", whereas most of the time when a verb turns into a noun (eg build - builder, rob - robber, teach - teacher, sing - singer, compute - computer etc) get an "er" on the end. I would have thought "beg" would turn into "begger". Is "beggar" just another one of those quirks in the English language that you simply have to learn, or is there a reason for it. If so, why aren't more words spelled with the suffix "ar"?I have also noticed (through looking up the saying "beggars can't be choosers") that in old English "begger" was right, this was from a book from 1546 that shows the first time the saying was recorded: Beggers should be no choosers, but yet they will: Who can bryng a begger from choyse to begge still? So, why was it changed? I'm guessing it is like the transition from cacao to cocoa, a mistake or a misinterpretation which ended up as "beggars"?