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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/01/2021 15:58, bit wrote:<br>
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It’s quite interesting. I think most people outside of UK assume
that -ise etc., is your default spelling. For instance, BBC’s
site seems to prefer it.</div>
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<p>Yes, I think that "ise" is vastly more common today, to the
extent that many people don't seem to realize[1] that "ize" is
legitimate. The BBC tries to follow the common herd so has chosen
to use "ise".</p>
<p>Nevertheless, "ize" remains legitimate (to the extent that the
unwritten rules of British English can be "legitimate") and as far
as I can tell is still common in certain circles.<br>
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<div class="WordSection1">But the bigger issue is that Satoshi
wasn’t just inconsistent, he was inconsistent even when it came
to the same words: decentrali/s/z/ed, optimi/s/z/ed etc. You can
find the chart on our site. Could this be natural? – I.E., would
your typical educated Brit go back and force? Also, what about
words like: optimi/s/z/ation?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<p>I would not normally expect someone to go back and forth between
spellings in that way. I'd have thought that most people,
especially educated or intelligent people, would be consistent.
(This might just be my prejudice though).</p>
<p>However, rather than being consciously intentional, it could be
normal for a particular person. For example, it might (just
guessing) be an indication of dyslexia. Or perhaps, as someone
else suggested, it could simply be a sign that a person doesn't
care about spellings (which I suppose might qualify as
intentional).<br>
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<p>As for "optimization"/"optimisation", my Concise Oxford
Dictionary shows that "optimize" is the main spelling with
"optimise" as an alternative. Thus I'd both "optimisation" and
"optimization" would be correct.<br>
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<p>Send regards to your mom ))<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Passed on and appreciated. :-)</p>
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<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Also, I have been curious about coding in the UK. When you learn to code – do you use British spelling for variables? And generally speaking – global dominance of American pop culture must be affecting spelling norms?</span></pre>
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<p>I can only speak for myself for certain but I'd usually use
British spellings for variables. I've not really noticed when I've
seen other people's code. It's not like words where there could be
different spellings are necessarily very common, if you see what I
mean.<br>
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<p>As for the word "programme" or "program", I personally use
"programme" for the programme of events you might get at a concert
but "program" for a computer program. But that's just me. I
suspect/guess that most UK programmers would use "program" for
computer programs. My Concise Oxford Dictionary of 1983 shows that
"programme" is British English spelling but "program" is for "US
& Computers".<br>
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<p>When it comes to American pop culture and spelling norms: To an
extent. It seems to me to apply to whole words or concepts (mostly
ones related to ephemeral pop culture as far as I can tell) more
than spellings of existing words. Remember that the UK has its own
strong pop culture that also integrates US pop culture and that
pop culture is not necessarily the same as the written word.</p>
<p>For example, most younger people probably still spell a word like
"colour" with the "our" rather than as "color" (which is not only
US spelling but also an archaic British English spelling).<br>
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Texting has had a far greater impact on spelling than pop culture
(US or otherwise) I think.<br>
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<p>Footnote:-</p>
<p>1: Yes, my Concise Oxford Dictionary has an entry for "realize"
with "realise" as an alternate spelling.</p>
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