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There are many words that end in ise/ize. For instance: legalise, pasteurise, capitalise, and marginalise. The difference in spelling comes from US/UK versions of English. in US English it is more common to use the ize ending. In UK English it is more common to use the ise ending. Both endings are acceptable variant spellings.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoComputer 'spellchecks' treat -ise as the British spelling, despite the fact that many British publishers, including the Oxford University Press, use -ize. In recent years it's become a bit of a hang-up.
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Does WikiAnswers use British or American spelling?
The standards for the site call for the use of American spelling. In profiles no one is likely to care, and no one is going to get blocked or warned for use of British spelling.
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