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Word for Word April 2003 1(1) -ize or -ise & -yze or -yse? The following is taken from the Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (ISBN 0-19-853920-7). -ize (or -ise) 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.) Examples ionize metabolize minimize organize photosynthesize polarize utilize Words always spelt -ise advise advertise arise comprise compromise devise enterprise excise improvise incise merchandise revise supervise surmise surprise televise Note that these verbs have the ending -ise in both British and American English. (This group of words stems from the Latin, in contrast to the first group which stems from the Greek.) The endings -ization or -isation, -izing or -ising follow from the -ize or -ise form. -yse and -yze The spelling -yse is preferred to -yze in British English as the suffix for verbs derived from -lysis. Examples analyse catalyse dialyse electrolyse hydrolyse paralyse The preferred American spelling is -yze. Spellcheckers Microsoft seems to think that all British English words are spelt -ise and all American English words -ize. This is not true!