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> Even giving it authority as a speller is suspect, since as an American, I can say with confidence that Oxford doesn’t know how to spell. I had to give a chuc
by seabass-labrax 3y ago
> Even giving it authority as a speller is suspect, since as an American, I can say with confidence that Oxford doesn’t know how to spell.
I had to give a chuckle at that, but seriously, the way in which words are spelt (ahem) in the OED is genuinely interesting! They use both -ize and -ise, for instance, choosing one or the other based on each individual word's etymology.
- jonathankoren 3y agoI recently saw an author on social media remarking that their editor complained that they were mixing American and British spellings, and they should just pick one. The author was confused by the statement, because they didn’t there was anything unusual going on. Then the penny dropped. They’re Canadian.