Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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fbaube

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September 19, 2006

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optimiSe or optimiZe ?

  • September 19, 2006, 11:01am

Even Brit English has a handul of "-ize", doesn't it? IIRC "realize" is one. But the whole issue is so murky that when I write for a European audience I make a policy of "-ise". To try to do otherwize :) therein lies the path to insanity.