On Thursday, 17 May 2001, Dierk Haasis wrote:
DH Simple explanation: -ise is British English; -ize American spelling.
DH There are exceptions, as you can use -ize in British spelling, too
DH (exception: words with two syllables).
Actually, -ize is the standard British usage according to the
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Hello William!
On Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 9:48:38 PM you wrote:
It is not British English, it is English, full-stop (or
should that be, period?) ;-)
Be careful, there are a lot of Americans and Canadians on this list;
there may even be
Hello Dierk,
Thursday, May 17, 2001, 8:45:35 AM, you wrote:
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DH Hello William!
DH On Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 9:48:38 PM you wrote:
It is not British English, it is English, full-stop (or
should that be, period?) ;-)
DH Be careful,
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Hello Peter!
On Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 11:30:36 AM you wrote:
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*aehm* .. spell checker tells me Synchronise is wrong and should be
Synchronize as I've first typed it ... is there maybe a misspelling
in the menu? I don't know exactly,
On Wednesday, May 16, 2001, 10:29:07 AM, Dierk Haasis wrote:
I don't know exactly, english ain't my first language and I've no
dictionary here at work
When you need a dictionary, here is one good place to start:
http://yourdictionary.com
Other British spellings here include colour,
Hello Dierk,
On Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 5:29:07 PM you wrote:
DH Simple explanation: -ise is British English; -ize American spelling.
OK ... that sounds logical. But than: please update the
spelling-dictionary for British English that comes with the
installation :-)
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Peter
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Hello Peter!
On Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 6:02:00 PM you wrote:
OK ... that sounds logical. But than: please update the
spelling-dictionary for British English that comes with the
installation :-)
Since both spelling variants are perfectly
Hello Dierk,
On Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 6:52:32 PM you wrote:
DH Since both spelling variants are perfectly correct for British English
DH there is no reason to change it - well, at least it is not a high
DH priority ... :-)
Before I become misunderstood: never meant change immediately :=)
Hello Dierk,
Wednesday, May 16, 2001, 4:29:07 PM, you wrote:
DH Simple explanation: -ise is British English; -ize American spelling.
It is not British English, it is English, full-stop (or
should that be, period?) ;-)
Sorry if it's off-topic.
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Best regards,
William
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