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minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 年前I thought in Aus and other international areas the Z was considered correct spelling, even though most of the rest follows British convention?
minus-squareEvent_Horizon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前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.
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前Of course it’s worth adding that the Oxford English Dictionary argues (argued?) that the z is proper in British English! I disagree ;-)
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Mine too. I had to stop believing in the OED as the foremost authority on correct English!
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前Besides, they probably put commas in the wrong places over there too.
I thought in Aus and other international areas the Z was considered correct spelling, even though most of the rest follows British convention?
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.
Of course it’s worth adding that the Oxford English Dictionary argues (argued?) that the z is proper in British English! I disagree ;-)
What!
My world doth shaketh
Mine too. I had to stop believing in the OED as the foremost authority on correct English!
Besides, they probably put commas in the wrong places over there too.