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Hat purple 215 Posted 9 years ago
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criminalise or ize?

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In general, use -ise if you are in the UK and -ize if you're in the US. Occasionally you'll see -ize in the UK but you'll never see -ise in the US. Personally, as a Brit, I'd always say 'criminalise'.

  • In general, use -ise if you are in the UK and -ize if you're in the US.
  • Occasionally you'll see -ize in the UK but you'll never see -ise in the US.
  • Personally, as a Brit, I'd always say 'criminalise'.
  • However, you'll usually get a red line under it when typing as most spellcheckers are programmed to only recognise (sic) American English.
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In general, use -ise if you are in the UK and -ize if you're in the US. Occasionally you'll see -ize in the UK but you'll never see -ise in the US.

Personally, as a Brit, I'd always say 'criminalise'. However, you'll usually get a red line under it when typing as most spellcheckers are programmed to only recognise (sic) American English.

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