alexandrenogueira
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Hi, what is the diference between authoriZed and authoriSed ?
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Alexandre
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Alexandre
Note that, authorize and authorise come from Old French autoriser which comes from Medieval Latin auctorizare. Moreover, there are two groups of -ise words here. ;-)...only that americans spell it different cos they feel the need to be different .The correct spelling is with an -s-...
No difference at all ... only that americans spell it different cos they feel the need to be different .
The :?:correct:?: spelling is with an -s-
authorise , exteriorise , summarise ...
color and not colour ... etc ... you actually pronounce them the same but spell them different if you are twisted.
No difference at all ... only that americans spell it different cos they feel the need to be different .
The correct spelling is with an -s-
authorise , exteriorise , summarise ...
color and not colour ... etc ... you actually pronounce them the same but spell them different if you are twisted.
Excellent find, Bob. :-D:up: One could say that a portion of those journalists were American (freelance writers), but don't go checking. It's not important. "All" is somewhat suspect, I agree, and so it's good you checked.[World Wide Words] is mistaken when it says: 'For example, all British newspapers use the -ise forms'. Check this link: Search Timesonline
Great addition, :-D:up: Michael Quinion should have said, "All...style guides". :lol:[The Times'] style guide seems to recommend "-ise", except...