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rubymoo 22-09-2015 08:45 AM

Spelling auto correct on the forum.
 
It drives me crazy:laugh:, i've always spelt realise with an s and it wants me to swap the s for a z, so i checked the Oxford dictionary and yes they also spell it with an z, however i googled it and it's American to use a z, so then why is it in the Oxford dictionary:conf: it's the same with organise, i've always used an s and it wants me to use a z.

I thought i was good at spelling and this has shaken my confidence:worry:

Anyone else had a confusing/confidence knock with spell check?

MTVN 22-09-2015 08:53 AM

I actually heard recently that correct English is to spell organize, realize etc. with a 'z' which is how it was first spelt in English. Over time we've started spelling them with the 'ise' ending though and so now we think of the 'ize' spelling as American-English. Doesn't look right with the z for me though so I stick to 'ise' :idc:

Here's a blog post on it though: http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/03/ize-or-ise/

Kizzy 22-09-2015 08:56 AM

I always use S too.

rubymoo 22-09-2015 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 8166034)
I actually heard recently that correct English is to spell organize, realize etc. with a 'z' which is how it was first spelt in English. Over time we've started spelling them with the 'ise' ending though and so now we think of the 'ize' spelling as American-English. Doesn't look right with the z for me though so I stick to 'ise' :idc:

Here's a blog post on it though: http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/03/ize-or-ise/

I'm sure that we were told in school that it was 'ise' as in wise, i'll carry on using s as using a z looks wrong, and thanks for the link:thumbs:

rubymoo 22-09-2015 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 8166038)
I always use S too.

Glad i'm not on my own:laugh:

Livia 22-09-2015 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 8166034)
I actually heard recently that correct English is to spell organize, realize etc. with a 'z' which is how it was first spelt in English. Over time we've started spelling them with the 'ise' ending though and so now we think of the 'ize' spelling as American-English. Doesn't look right with the z for me though so I stick to 'ise' :idc:

Here's a blog post on it though: http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/03/ize-or-ise/

That's my understanding, MTVN... and you can see the Z used in old English texts. I always use an 's' though. US English spell checkers drive me crazy.

kirklancaster 22-09-2015 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rubymoo (Post 8166025)
It drives me crazy:laugh:, i've always spelt realise with an s and it wants me to swap the s for a z, so i checked the Oxford dictionary and yes they also spell it with an z, however i googled it and it's American to use a z, so then why is it in the Oxford dictionary:conf: it's the same with organise, i've always used an s and it wants me to use a z.

I thought i was good at spelling and this has shaken my confidence:worry:

Anyone else had a confusing/confidence knock with spell check?

It annoys the **** out of me too Ruby.

rubymoo 22-09-2015 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 8166166)
It annoys the **** out of me too Ruby.

:laugh::wavey:

Ashley. 22-09-2015 10:17 AM

realize

it seems i type it with a z


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