Comment on Speak American
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoI thought in Aus and other international areas the Z was considered correct spelling, even though most of the rest follows British convention?
Comment on Speak American
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoI thought in Aus and other international areas the Z was considered correct spelling, even though most of the rest follows British convention?
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Australia follows British conventions. However both spellings are correct and there has been a rise in ‘z’ over the past few years with American influence.
All government websites etc use British spelling.
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Of course it’s worth adding that the Oxford English Dictionary argues (argued?) that the z is proper in British English! I disagree ;-)
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What!
My world doth shaketh
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Mine too. I had to stop believing in the OED as the foremost authority on correct English!