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Subject: Re: [ubl] Specialised vs. specialized
Almost all. I noticed in our 'Symbols and Abbreviations' section for ISO we used both spellings - 'Organisation' is spelled with an 's', while 'Standardization' is spelled with a 'z'. On the ISO site they spell their name with a 'z' for both. -A Tim McGrath wrote: > my New Oxford Dictionary of English also gives preference to the > "ize" spelling. so the academics think we should use "ize". > > but i did a quick search of the English Daily Telegraph newspaper and > found.. > > specialise in 178 articles > specialize in none > customise in 383 articles > customize in none. > > - so we have common usage indicator that is different. > > i suspect this will apply to most "ize" versus "ise" spellings - so > lets leave it as is (using "ise" in all cases) > > > jon.bosak@sun.com wrote: > >> [jon.bosak@sun.com:] >> >> | Unless someone can find me a British authority of equal weight to >> | the contrary (and no, I don't count something like Chambers as >> | equal to the OED), I'm going to have to change this. >> >> I just found an authority of equal weight: the Compact OED, which >> lists "specialised" as an acceptable alternative. Not preferred, >> mind you, but OK. >> >> So I'll let our UBL TC members representing the British >> Commonwealth call it: what shall it be, Specialised or >> Specialized? Deadline for replies is noon San Francisco time >> tomorrow (Thursday), 'cause that's when I start the next build. >> >> Jon >> >> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 17:48:55 -0700 (PDT) >> From: jon.bosak@sun.com >> >> Folks, >> >> I've just made a truly sad discovery: a usage I thought was >> preferred British is not. We decided a while ago to use Oxford >> English, and that means the Oxford English Dictionary. I thought >> up till now that Oxford English meant "specialised" rather than >> "specialized." But on checking I have just discovered that not >> only does the OED prefer "ize" to "ise" *in general*, but it does >> not even have an entry for "specialised." And if it ain't in the >> OED, it ain't English no matter where you live. (The form with >> the s does appear in some of the historical citations, but unlike >> "despatch," it doesn't rate a listing as a recognized alternative. >> Same with "customise," which doesn't even appear in citations.) >> >> Unless someone can find me a British authority of equal weight to >> the contrary (and no, I don't count something like Chambers as >> equal to the OED), I'm going to have to change this. >> >> Fortunately this will be a fairly straightforward task in the >> master document text, the file names, and the schemas, and I'm up >> to doing it for the build due out Friday night. But it will >> also require changes in the following two illustrations, for which >> I do not have the original art: >> >> Figure 2 >> Figure B-5 >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be removed from the roster >> of the OASIS TC), go to >> http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ubl/members/leave_workgroup.php. >> >> >> >> >
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