Re: USAGE: -i/yse vs -i/yze in England (and what the heck, NZ too).
| From: | James Campbell <james@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, December 15, 2001, 11:02 |
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In the absence of an official English spelling reform, it seems that some
people are taking matters into their own hands. I offer as evidence the
following sign I saw yesterday in Dorset:
HOLLY
MISTOEL
FOR SALE
...
On the -ise/-ize debate, I prefer -ize, but I know that it's fraught with
dangers because some words should always be -ise, apparently. As a result, I
often find myself using -ise despite the fact I prefer Oxford English -ize.
Then again, I find "cozy" really annoying (instead of British "cosy"). What
a mess.
James
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