S or z
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I know that where speakers of American English put 'z', British English speakers use 's', but I was wondering if it applies to all words. I actually came across a post on a language forum where a British English speaker said that when it comes to 'recognize', Brits tend to lean towards 'z' rather than 's'. My question is if there are any other common exceptions.
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Ann225 I actually came across a post on a language forum where a British English speaker said that when it comes to 'recognize', Brits tend to lean towards 'z' rather than 's'. I don't, um, recognise this as being the case. That is not to say that "-ize" is never used in British English.
- Ann225 I actually came across a post on a language forum where a British English speaker said that when it comes to 'recognize', Brits tend to lean towards 'z' rather than 's'.
- I don't, um, recognise this as being the case.
- That is not to say that "-ize" is never used in British English.
- There is one school, so called "Oxford Spelling", that uses it everywhere, but it is not the modern mainstream norm.
- I can't think of any cases of the "-ise/ize" suffix where the usual mainstream British spelling is "-ize".
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Ann225 I actually came across a post on a language forum where a British English speaker said that when it comes to 'recognize', Brits tend to lean towards 'z' rather than 's'.
I don't, um, recognise this as being the case. That is not to say that "-ize" is never used in British English. There is one school, so called "Oxford Spelling", that uses it everywh
0We had a discussion of this topic on the forum more than ten years ago. Here's the thread.
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0Ann225when it comes to 'recognize', Brits tend to lean towards 'z' rather than 's'.
That's not a necessity or rule. It would be a personal preference.
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