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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-01-16 00:55:49 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
      
   > On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:14:46 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2026-01-15 06:22:15 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   >>>   
   >>> Some of us can tell the difference, even in the UK ...   
   >>   
   >> The US uses 'z' ("economise") for some words and not others, the UK   
   >> uses 's' ("economise") for all such words.   
   >   
   > From   
   >    
   > (note that is a UK-based site):   
   >   
   >     It is a common belief that -ize is an Americanism and the British   
   >     is -ise: recognize rather than recognise. That if you spell with a   
   >     -ize, that this is an American spelling. But for most verbs,   
   >     either way is correct in British English and the -ize ending has   
   >     been in use in English since the 16th century. If the word came   
   >     into English with its origin in the Greek root -izo, then it can   
   >     be spelt -ize.   
      
   As I said (as was snipped), "z" is ye olde English, but has been   
   replaced by "s" in the UK and other proper *English* speaking   
   countries. There are of course some people who still use the   
   now-"incorrect" version, mainly Americans and the oldies.   
      
   Look up any dictionary and it will say something along the lines of   
   "economise" being the UK spelling and "economize" being the US spelling.   
      
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