I decided that I would use ‘ize’ endings about 23 years ago, and I was in good company as many newspapers did so too. Oxford Spelling, as it is known (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling) has fallen out of favour in domestic use, but is still found in international use, as my own observation.
On my own choice, I felt that there were not enough ‘Z’s in everyday writing, and that it was too good a letter to ignore.
It is bloody annoying that device dictionaries do not support this. I have occasionally switched to US English but this is not quite right. Knowing the correct suffix is a bit of a minefield.
On my own choice, I felt that there were not enough ‘Z’s in everyday writing, and that it was too good a letter to ignore.
It is bloody annoying that device dictionaries do not support this. I have occasionally switched to US English but this is not quite right. Knowing the correct suffix is a bit of a minefield.