> > moaning or apologising > > This is not to pick out Bob :-). > I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (I > thought) I learned in school, and was thinking about asking > somebody about > it. Suddenly, I thought "why don't I ask here, the best > source of OT info" > :-). > > Apologize > Sympathize > Realize > Recognize > > And so on, while people use > > Apologise > Sympathise > Realise > Recognise > > Which way of spelling is correct? I suppose both, but one in > U.S. English > and the other in U.K English etc? > > Thanks for your help, > > Ken
Yes. Standard British and American variants. The Americans have a general tendency to use 'z' where we use 's' in -ise and -yse suffixes (and some others, such as 'cosy' and 'cozy'), but it is becoming increasingly common in Standard British English. -- Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
