ext_187996 (
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2007-10-01 12:45 pm (UTC)
Re: I'm also a non-touch typist!
The -ize forms are older in English. The Oxford says that, to someone from a few centuries ago, the -ise spellings would have looked French.
It's a bit weird that they haven't adapted to the modern British practice though.
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Re: I'm also a non-touch typist!
It's a bit weird that they haven't adapted to the modern British practice though.