Comments on: Blawg Review #221 – from The Complex Litigator http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/blawg-review-221-from-the-complex-litigator/ UK law blog Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/blawg-review-221-from-the-complex-litigator/#comment-21767 charonqc Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:01:11 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=5114#comment-21767 Geeklawyer... you wot? I'm pissed mate... have you bin wotching university challinge again... ? Geeklawyer… you wot? I’m pissed mate… have you bin wotching university challinge again… ?

]]> By: Geeklawyer http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/blawg-review-221-from-the-complex-litigator/#comment-21766 Geeklawyer Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:38:22 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=5114#comment-21766 You may happily fly the Union Jack and inform The Complex Litigator: 'ize' is only compulsory in the US so his correction correct for himself but not you. In civilisation either '-ise' or '-ize' is acceptable for the majority of verbs pronounced with an /-aiz/ ending. Some *must* be spelt '-ise' ('advise',e.g., but not 'organise') but in others '-ize' had been seen and accepted since the 13th Century. In British English usage the true rule is unresolved in this latter class and revolves around a conflict between the French and English imitations of Greek infinitival endings or their imitation of the Latin imitations of the same. We may tip in American barbarism or not; 500 years should settle this debate on this side of the pond. You may happily fly the Union Jack and inform The Complex Litigator: ‘ize’ is only compulsory in the US so his correction correct for himself but not you. In civilisation either ‘-ise’ or ‘-ize’ is acceptable for the majority of verbs pronounced with an /-aiz/ ending. Some *must* be spelt ‘-ise’ (‘advise’,e.g., but not ‘organise’) but in others ‘-ize’ had been seen and accepted since the 13th Century.

In British English usage the true rule is unresolved in this latter class and revolves around a conflict between the French and English imitations of Greek infinitival endings or their imitation of the Latin imitations of the same. We may tip in American barbarism or not; 500 years should settle this debate on this side of the pond.

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