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Event_Horizon@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

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milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Of course it’s worth adding that the Oxford English Dictionary argues (argued?) that the z is proper in British English! I disagree ;-)

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- Event_Horizon@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  What!
  
  My world doth shaketh
  
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  - milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Mine too. I had to stop believing in the OED as the foremost authority on correct English!
    
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    milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Besides, they probably put commas in the wrong places over there too.
    
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