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The use of Ise or Ize as suffixes in written English appears debatable.
From Wikipedia:
Oxford spelling can be recognized for using British spelling in combination with the suffix -ize instead of -ise. For instance, organization, privatize and recognizable are used instead of organisation, privatise and recognisable. In the last few decades, the suffix -ise has become the usual spelling in the UK. Although many people therefore incorrectly regard -ize as an Americanism, the form -ize has been in use in English since the 16th century.[1] The use of -ize instead of -ise does not affect the spelling of words ending in -yse, which are spelt analyse, paralyse and catalyse in line with standard British usage. British English using -ize is known as Oxford spelling, and is used in publications of the Oxford University Press, most notably the Oxford English Dictionary, as well as other authoritative British sources. The OED lists the -ise form separately, as "a frequent spelling of -IZE..."
Full article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling
| 24 Feb 12, 2:12 PM custardpowder UK(CB), 8 mths  |
Interesting, I had always assumed that -ize was the American too, and I am a fierce defender of the English. We learn a new trick every day... Edited 24 Feb 12, 2:14 PM by custardpowder |
