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[jamesb]

I knew it was meant as a joke, that's why I referred to Webster's Big Book of Spelling Mistakes (and I must pass a thank you to Batty for that book title).

I tend to modify my spelling to suit the recipient of my text, but I never use the "our" word ending unless I absolutely have to. Personally, I'd prefer that we settled on some international spelling standard.

Pity poor Japan with 115v 60Hz in about half of the country and 230v 50Hz in the rest, or parts of South America that are using a TV system that's a mixture of PAL and NTSC standards.

NTSC = Never Twice the Same Color
PAL = Perfection At Last
SECAM = Something Entirely Contrary to the Any other Method, or Something Entirely Contrary to the American Method)

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[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I always go for the "our" spelling except when referring to te Australian Labor Party, and "ize" unless I'm writing a university assignment, because they insist on "ise."

My OED lists "ise" as an alternative to "ize," but prefers the second. Inspector Morse said "ise" was illiterate and I trust him.

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[elektron.livejournal.com]

'ise' is standard British usage, and is therefore probably "more correct" (or "less bastardised").

Canadian English uses "colour" and "grey" (I think), but "ize" and "tire" and "elevator".

I just use whichever one I feel like at the time (though I'm becoming increasingly more British).