Re: Plural form for "Organization"

Mike Barnes wrote:
In uk.culture.language.english, John Briggs wrote:
Mike Barnes wrote:
In uk.culture.language.english, Einde O'Callaghan wrote:
I believe that, among others, The Times, Oxford University Press
and the OED prefer the "-ize" spelling. As a teacher of English as
a second language I prefer the "-ise" spelling because the rules
are simpler.

All you wanted to know, and more, here:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ise1.htm
http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxizevsi.html
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19991206

At least two of those are wrong.

In what respect?

"Recognize" is not the usual British spelling.

We are not "more and more" using the -ize ending.
--
John Briggs


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