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Re: colour vs. color vs. behaviour vs. behavior vs. horisontal vs. horiz
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Glenn Morris |
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Re: colour vs. color vs. behaviour vs. behavior vs. horisontal vs. horizontal... |
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:09:49 +0100 |
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[all off-topic]
Juanma Barranquero wrote:
> Me, not being a native speaker, I tend to use color, behaviour,
> center, and "-ize" endings (they're closer to Spanish; the "-ise" ones
> look like a typo to my alien's eyes :).
Actually, the OED recommends "-ize" in most cases, and I'm happy to go
along with them on that one. Apparently, "-ise" comes from the French
influence. Shudder.
> I have no preference for "elevator" vs "lift", "subway" vs
> "underground"...
Ugh, don't get me started...
I'm moving to the US in a few weeks, and will probably end up using
the most obscure British terms I can, by way of defence/retaliation.