How do you pronounce that word
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Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
As an Aussie it really grinds my gears that office defaults to American spelling. And even after I change the dictionary to Australian or UK english it still continues to insert ‘z’ into words. It’s colonise, not colonize!
FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Ziglin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Haben Sie schonmal von germanischen Sprachen gehört, wo ein ‘S’ duraus so wie englisches ‘Z’ klingen kann?
FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I bet that sounds really good if you say it out loud
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I thought in Aus and other international areas the Z was considered correct spelling, even though most of the rest follows British convention?
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Australia follows British conventions. However both spellings are correct and there has been a rise in ‘z’ over the past few years with American influence.
All government websites etc use British spelling.
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Of course it’s worth adding that the Oxford English Dictionary argues (argued?) that the z is proper in British English! I disagree ;-)
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What!
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