Re[2]: proper english or not?

2001-03-02 Thread Nick Gordon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Batpersons, On or about, Wednesday, February 28, 2001, 8:09:15 PM, we have reason to believe that Fred Weissman wrote: FW "Organization" with a "z" is -American- English, while "organisation" with FW a "s" is the Queen's English - English as

Re[2]: proper english or not?

2001-03-01 Thread John Phillips
Hello Thursday, March 01, 2001, 8:03:24 AM, someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not according to the Oxford English dictionary here in "good old blighty". 'ise' is allowable but 'ize' is correct. Down here in Oz we use "ise" instead of "ize" in most cases, AFAIK. Ain't the

proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Lija
Hello TBUDL subscribers, This question is very simple one and related to TB!, of course :) What is the correct form: Organisation or Organization? 's' or 'z'? I ran a spell-checker on this and it suggested me form with 'z' letter which, AFAIK, is proper in english, but why then RIT guys

Re: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Keith Russell
-- Original Message -- From: Lija [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:18:09 +0100 Hello TBUDL subscribers, This question is very simple one and related to TB!, of course :) What is the correct form: Organisation or

Re: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Tim Musson
Hey Lija, Wednesday, February 28, 2001, 2:18:09 PM, you wrote: L What is the correct form: Organisation or Organization? 's' or 'z'? My Webster's II New College Dictionary has it as organization... -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! eMail v1.49 Windows NT 5.0.2195 (Service Pack 1) E

Re: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Fred Weissman
What is the correct form: Organisation or Organization? 's' or 'z'? "Organization" with a "z" is -American- English, while "organisation" with a "s" is the Queen's English - English as spoken (spelled) in the United Kingdom. -- When I die, I want to go sleeping like my grandfather. Not

Re: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Dave Braze
Hello Lija, It depends on where you hail from. The 's' forms of such words are the traditional spellings. The 'z' spellings come from the reforms of the American lexicographer, Noah Webster. Since the mid-19th century, the 'z' forms are considered to be the standard for American-English. The 's'

Re: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Nick Andriash
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On February 28, 2001, at 12:09:15 PM, Fred Weissman Wrote: FW "Organization" with a "z" is -American- English, while "organisation" with FW a "s" is the Queen's English - English as spoken (spelled) in the United FW Kingdom. Yes, but I have

Re: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Marck D. Pearlstone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Tim, On 28 February 2001 at 15:01:57 -0500 (which was 20:01 where I live) Tim Musson wrote and made these points: L What is the correct form: Organisation or Organization? 's' or 'z'? TM My Webster's II New College Dictionary has it as

Re: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Marck D. Pearlstone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Fred, On 28 February 2001 at 15:09:15 -0500 (which was 20:09 where I live) Fred Weissman wrote and made these points: What is the correct form: Organisation or Organization? 's' or 'z'? FW "Organization" with a "z" is -American- English,

Re[2]: proper english or not?

2001-02-28 Thread Dave Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Keith, Wednesday, February 28, 2001, 8:01:19 PM, you wrote: What is the correct form: Organisation or Organization? 's' or 'z'? KR It depends on where you are: 's' is the British spelling, 'z' is the American. Another one I have seen is