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Kelly Tan Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Tranquillizer or tranquilliser
How do the British spell the below word.
tranquillizer tranquilliser
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tranquillizer tranquilliser
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tranquilliser
- tranquilliser
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Hi
Yes, in the UK we would spell it with an 's'
Most UK spellings, realise, specialise and tranquilise, are done in that way. The US usually prefers the 'z' spelling
It seems to be to do with Noah Webster's dictionary of 1806. He thought it was more logical to spell the hard sound with a 'z'. It hasn't caught on in the UK though
Dave
Yes, in the UK we would spell it with an 's'
Most UK spellings, realise, specialise and tranquilise, are done in that way. The US usually prefers the 'z' spelling
It seems to be to do with Noah Webster's dictionary of 1806. He thought it was more logical to spell the hard sound with a 'z'. It hasn't caught on in the UK though
Dave
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Many British people prefer the s form, but not all. Oxford University Press have always preferred the z form of such words.
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If you ask the same question in another forum, Kelly, it would be courteous to let us know, and provide a link. That ensures that we don't waste time saying what somebody else has already said: http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postsm859647_tranquilliser-vs-tranqui
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