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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Authorised or Authorized???
Could you confirm whether both of the following words are okay?
[1]Authorised agency
[2]Authorized agency
In my dictionary, there is only "Authorized". But when I read newspapers, there is only "Authorised".
Thank you for your answer in advance.
[1]Authorised agency
[2]Authorized agency
In my dictionary, there is only "Authorized". But when I read newspapers, there is only "Authorised".
Thank you for your answer in advance.
Top answer
Both are fine.
- Both are fine.
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It's one of the systematic spelling differences between American (Americans use Z) and British (The Brits use S) English.
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AlpheccaStarsIt's one of the systematic spelling differences between American (Americans use Z) and British (The Brits use S) English.Many British people use 's', but Oxford University Press prefers 'z'.
The British National Corpus has 638 citations for 'authorize/authorized/authorizes/authorizing', and 1,418 for the 's' form. The 's' form is clearly
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