On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 11:38 +0100, mike scott wrote: > 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],
I rarely see recognise spelt recognize here. eg BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4086319.stm > 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 :-) Better or more common :-) There are that many exceptions and irregularities in English, personally I can't get too worked up about it and it takes resources away from other more important things. Ian -- New QCA Accredited IT Qualifications www.theINGOTs.org You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
