I knew it was debatable - should have kept quiet! from my phone
On 27 Oct 2011 13:30, "Steve Doerr" <[email protected]> wrote: On 27/10/2011 10:57, Graham Jones wrote: > I always think of Civilization being an American spell... Oh, that old chestnut! No, not at all. For verbs in -ize/-ise (and hence derived nouns in -ization/-isation), -z- has long been the preferred spelling for such scholarly British publishers as the Oxford University Press - including in the great Oxford English Dictionary (published from 1888 onwards). -- Steve _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] htt...
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