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Article #2113Re: American to English spelling
From: Anders Thulin
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 1990 07:43
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 1990 07:43
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In article <KIM.90Nov14065703@kim.Software.Mitel.com> kim@Software.Mitel.com (Kim Letkeman) writes:
>In article <661@riegel.prosys.se> I (ath@prosys.se) wrote:
>| That's the OED speaking. I doubt if it means anything, since the OED
>| also says that the '-ize' form of verbs is to be preferred to '-ise'
>| (when the root is of Greek origin). And nobody seems to bother about
>| that.
>
>Well, almost everyone around here uses the -ize form.
Sorry, that was unintentional sarcasm.
I tried to point my remark the other way. There is a group of islands
outside the coast of France, where, rumor has it, use of the '-ize'
form is taken to be a particularly uncivilized and benighted mode of
expression, ``Fowler and the OED to the contrary notwithstanding''.
--
Anders Thulin ath@prosys.se {uunet,mcsun}!sunic!prosys!ath
Telesoft Europe AB, Teknikringen 2B, S-583 30 Linkoping, Sweden
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