Re: USAGE: -i/yse vs -i/yze in England (and what the heck, NZ too).
| From: | Aquamarine Demon <aquamarine_demon@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, December 15, 2001, 0:51 |
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>According to the third edition of the _Macquarie Dictionary_, `... the
>most distinctive Australian spelling practice is the preference for -ise
>spellings. While ... British practice remains divided, Australians
>regularly write _authorise_, _energise_ ...'.
>
>Any (semi-)official publication will *definately* use the -ise spellings.
>Is this the case in England? and how about in New Zealand? and South
>Africa, and all those other (ex-)colonies?
>
>TIA
>
>Tristan
Which I find funny, since they're "z" sounds, anyway...
But hey, I'm an American; I find most British/Australian spellings
illogical (though I do like the -re of centre... makes more sense than
center [centred; centered... one less "e"!])
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The Aquamarine Demon
Gesám ayi mozuká. Gesám dohíng mozuká. Gesám adohíng mozuká!
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