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> London Transport invariably used the ‘- ize’ form in posters and other public communications There's no such thing as London Transport, it's Transport for Lo

by _0o6v 6y ago

> London Transport invariably used the ‘- ize’ form in posters and other public communications There's no such thing as London Transport, it's Transport for London, and they invariably do not use -ize, they use -ise, as per by their editorial style guide. I think if TfL started using -ize on their posters there would be a riot in the UK.

DanBC 6y ago
TfL was created in the year 2000. Before that it was called London Transport. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_public_transport_authorities_in_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_public_transport_au... 2.1 1933-1948: London Passenger Transport Board 2.2 1948-1963: London Transport Executive 2.3 1963-1970: London Transport Board 2.4 1970-1984: London Transport Executive 2.5 1984-2000: London Regional Transport 2.6 2000 onwards: Transport for London EDIT: genuinely confusing why this got downvotes. The article says this: > Many of the great publishing houses are happy with ‘ -ize’ etc endings, and large, influential organizations such as London Transport invariably used the ‘- ize’ form in posters and other public communications, though their modern PC-originated material leaves much to be desired. The article is comparing historic material with modern TfL materials. Historically, it wasn't called Transport for London, it was colloquially known as London Transport because 1) that was their branding and ii) the names were variations of London Transport X. Branding for London Transport: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Transport_(brand) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Transport_(brand) Here's a poster for London Transport: https://serendipityproject.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/jan-8-2012-thirty-two-advertising-images-from-the-festival-of-britain-souvenir-programme-1951/festival-of-britain-souvenir-programme-advertising-1951-london-transport-executive/ https://serendipityproject.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/jan-8-20...

by _0o6v 6y ago

DanBC 6y ago

TfL was created in the year 2000. Before that it was called London Transport. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_public_transport_authorities_in_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_public_transport_au... 2.1 1933-1948: London Passenger Transport Board 2.2 1948-1963: London Transport Executive 2.3 1963-1970: London Transport Board 2.4 1970-1984: London Transport Executive 2.5 1984-2000: London Regional Transport 2.6 2000 onwards: Transport for London EDIT: genuinely confusing why this got downvotes. The article says this: > Many of the great publishing houses are happy with ‘ -ize’ etc endings, and large, influential organizations such as London Transport invariably used the ‘- ize’ form in posters and other public communications, though their modern PC-originated material leaves much to be desired. The article is comparing historic material with modern TfL materials. Historically, it wasn't called Transport for London, it was colloquially known as London Transport because 1) that was their branding and ii) the names were variations of London Transport X. Branding for London Transport: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Transport_(brand) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Transport_(brand) Here's a poster for London Transport: https://serendipityproject.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/jan-8-2012-thirty-two-advertising-images-from-the-festival-of-britain-souvenir-programme-1951/festival-of-britain-souvenir-programme-advertising-1951-london-transport-executive/ https://serendipityproject.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/jan-8-20...