[OM] Re: OT Eats, shoots and leaves

[Piers Hemy]

Tell us more.

I used to "recognize" a certain spelling as American until a Scotsman
pointed out my error (not the first time that has happened, of course) and
referred me to OED, which confirmed that -ize has been perfectly acceptable
in these parts for many a year.

But what is the classical connection?

Piers 

-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Andrew Fildes
Sent: 14 June 2004 12:40
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Eats, shoots and leaves



--snip

Insist that the choice of -ise or -ize endings be related to Greek or Latin
roots, not to mere transatlantic ethnicity. This is serious mate (unlike
most of my Greek or latin roots!)

--snip


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