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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).