diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/anchor-and-alias-operators.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/anchor-and-alias-operators.md
index a705f1fd..ea4b9b2f 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/anchor-and-alias-operators.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/anchor-and-alias-operators.md
@@ -64,6 +64,38 @@ x: 1
 y: 2
 ```
 
+## Override
+see https://yaml.org/type/merge.html
+
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- &CENTER
+  x: 1
+  y: 2
+- &LEFT
+  x: 0
+  y: 2
+- &BIG
+  r: 10
+- &SMALL
+  r: 1
+- !!merge <<:
+    - *BIG
+    - *LEFT
+    - *SMALL
+  x: 1
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq '.[4] | explode(.)' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+r: 10
+y: 2
+x: 1
+```
+
 ## Get anchor
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/traverse-read.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/traverse-read.md
index 3957f4c4..775eeae0 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/traverse-read.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/traverse-read.md
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ foo_a
 ```
 
 ## Traversing merge anchors with override
-This is legacy behavior, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec
+This is legacy behaviour, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ foobar_thing
 ```
 
 ## Traversing merge anchor lists
-Note that the later merge anchors override previous, but this is legacy behavior, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec
+Note that the later merge anchors override previous, but this is legacy behaviour, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ bar_thing
 ```
 
 ## Splatting merge anchor lists
-With legacy override behavior, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec
+With legacy override behaviour, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path_test.go
index 0b29376c..7574b4e0 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path_test.go
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ var traversePathOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	},
 	{
 		description:    "Traversing merge anchors with override",
-		subdescription: "This is legacy behavior, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec",
+		subdescription: "This is legacy behaviour, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec",
 		document:       mergeDocSample,
 		expression:     `.foobar.c`,
 		expected: []string{
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ var traversePathOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	{
 		description: "Traversing merge anchor lists",
 		subdescription: "Note that the later merge anchors override previous, " +
-			"but this is legacy behavior, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec",
+			"but this is legacy behaviour, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec",
 		document:   mergeDocSample,
 		expression: `.foobarList.thing`,
 		expected: []string{
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ var traversePathOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	},
 	{
 		description:    "Splatting merge anchor lists",
-		subdescription: "With legacy override behavior, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec",
+		subdescription: "With legacy override behaviour, see --yaml-fix-merge-anchor-to-spec",
 		document:       mergeDocSample,
 		expression:     `.foobarList[]`,
 		expected: []string{