ise or -ize? - Word for Word
... In British English the -ize form of this suffix is now often the recommended ending for most verbs, with -ise as an accepted variant. It is important to chose a convention and stick to it, i.e. do not use more than one spelling of the same word in the same document. (See also Spelling in General.) E ...
... In British English the -ize form of this suffix is now often the recommended ending for most verbs, with -ise as an accepted variant. It is important to chose a convention and stick to it, i.e. do not use more than one spelling of the same word in the same document. (See also Spelling in General.) E ...
American and British English spelling differences
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Many of the differences between American and British English date back to a time when spelling was not widely standardized. For instance, some spellings seen as ""American"" today were once commonly used in Britain; and vice versa. A ""British standard"" began to emerge following the 1755 publication of influential dictionaries such as Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, and an ""American standard"" began following the work of Noah Webster, and in particular his An American Dictionary of the English Language.