2009/6/24 Peter Pentchev <r...@ringlet.net>:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 03:13:53PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote:
> [snip]
>> Though I still reserve the right to hate the inconsistent use of 'z'
>> (why internationalize but surmise;
>
> I guess "surmise" just hasn't been US-ized yet :P
>
>> realize but enterprise, etc etc)!
>
> Errrrr, isn't this a verb-vs-noun difference? :)  I don't think
> nouns are -ize'd, too :)
>
> G'luck,
> Peter
>

Er, poor example! The idea's lifted out of Mother Tongue, Bryson 1990.

Chris


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