On 23 Apr 2008 at 10:11, Ian Lynch wrote: ... > Depends on whether you think US or UK English. Here, standardisation is > correct in UK English. We had a bit of a discussion about > standardisation of spelling to consistent use of US English just > recently. Given the wide range of languages involved in OOo there didn't > appear to be any consensus so I guess it will not get changed.
This came up recently (here?). -ize is generally the better UK spelling. In particular, the New OED lists standardize as the primary spelling, with -ise as an alternative. Fowler's Modern English Usage says: "In the vast majority of the verbs that end in -ize or -ise and are pronounced [with a long i], the ultimate source of the ending is the Greek -izo, whether the particular verb was an actual Greek one or a Latin or French or English imitation...." It goes on to list a few exceptions where the ending does not come from the Greek (eg advise, advertise). "Most English printers," it states, "follow the French practice of changing -ize to -ise," but continues that OUP, CUP and American usage (!!) carry authority enough to outweigh superior numbers. So let's standardize on the better spelling please :-) -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
