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Re: USAGE: -i/yse vs -i/yze in England (and what the heck, NZ too).

From:Joe Hill <joe@...>
Date:Saturday, December 15, 2001, 14:31
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From: "SuomenkieliMaa" <suomenkieli@...>
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Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: USAGE: -i/yse vs -i/yze in England (and what the heck, NZ too).


> --- James Campbell <james@...> wrote: > > 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. > > What?! Somehow, I always thought I/YZE was the > Americanized version of I/YSE -- as in analyze (Am) to > analyse (Br).