[OT] Re: [plug] en_GB kde i18n

[John Knight]

ooooohhhh, we're getting touchy here, aren't we? ;)

i know that programme isn't in usage for a "singular", but the way it works 
registers in my brain properly (i won't try to explain that, please don't 
ask me to ;P).

it seems apparent that some of us like the z and some of us like the s.

the majority of people i've spoken to prefer the s, so i'd stick with it for 
the time being, but i have to say that i certainly respect someone who 
prefers "zeds" for an extreme "old skool" reason (very hard core with a 
capital 4 and a q!).

i'm a little wary of the oxford at present, due to a number of inaccuracies 
that i've encountered, so i try to use several dictionaries if i can.

when you entered in "americanised english", was this in the american google 
(google.com)?

>
>On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Aunty Jack wrote:
>
> > personally, i much prefer "programme". it's the original spelling and it
> > stands against the creeping americani"z"ation of our language. same goes 
>for
> > "theorise" and lots of other words that n. americans spell with zeds 
>where
> > there ought to be esses.
>
>Hi,
>I understand that view, but personally I'm more bothered but French-ifying
>of the English language. Because of French influence, -ize becomes -ise,
>program gains a pretentious -me, and the good anglo saxon eggplant becomes
>an aubergine.  The Americans revolted before much of this, and so are less
>affected.
>
>from http://www.istc.org.uk/rbc0611.htm :
>
>    If you check -ize in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) you find;
>    " . . . there is no reason why in English the special French spelling
>    in -iser should ever be followed."
>
>
> > > I learnt German as a child and hence 'programme' makes more sense to 
>me but
>
>Eh? In german that is the plural, and they actually pronounce it that way.
>We do not.
>
> > > Please give me feedback on this! Also, we have changed words like
> > > 'theorize' to 'theorise' due to more common usage and the fact that 
>the 's'
> > > is the original. Any objections?
>
>I think if you check the OED, they prefer -ize. Both are correct of
>course.
>
>P.S. I plugged "americanised english" into google, and it asked "Did you
>mean: americanized english" ?.
>
>--
>Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
>                           --==--
>When a cow laughs, does milk come out of its nose?
>
>


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