09-12-2001 20:45									#1
	March of the pedants once more...Mesmirizing => Mesmerising Enter the AD-FREE zone

Please correct, it is annoying me. And none of this US spelling crap either. Thanks

	09-12-2001 20:46									#2
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The error is in the news column in the top-right, BTW...

	09-12-2001 20:50									#3
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Actually, the British spelling is the one that is crap

	09-12-2001 21:02									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Zopperoni Actually, the British spelling is the one that is crap

Erm, it's our bleeding language and we were spelling it like that before the US was a twinkle in Great Great Great Great Uncle Sam's eye...so mesmerising it is!

	09-12-2001 22:01									#5
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Is there a rank above Deity that I don't know about?

	10-12-2001 02:22									#6
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PH, it is (primarily) spelt mesmerize, even in England

Sorry.

	10-12-2001 02:39									#7
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but they could at least replace that I with an E

	10-12-2001 03:09									#8
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Misread post.

Last edited by Dauphin on 10-12-2001 at 03:15

	10-12-2001 04:26									#9
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mesmerize

that is the correct way to spell it according to the British Oxford Dictionary and the American Wevser's Dictionary.

	10-12-2001 04:46									#10
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud mesmerize that is the correct way to spell it according to the British Oxford Dictionary and the American Wevser's Dictionary.

	11-12-2001 01:00									#11
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud mesmerize that is the correct way to spell it according to the British Oxford Dictionary and the American Wevser's Dictionary.

Which is different to the way PH wants it spelt, and the way that the news item spelt it.

	11-12-2001 00:32									#12
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Well according to my dictionary you can use either actually But we all know that -ize is a crude bastardisation of the English language

	11-12-2001 00:38									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison But we all know that -ize is a crude bastardisation of the English language

Well, OTOH, it does match the way it's pronounced better...

	11-12-2001 01:00									#14
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This is English, nothing matches the way it is spelt. What do you expect?

	11-12-2001 01:00									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison But we all know that -ize is a crude bastardisation of the English language

Thats about the sise of it. Can I have a prise for two examples that break your above statement?

Actually I have a dictionary from 1950 and it places the -ize use above/before the -ise use in many cases. In others it does place -ise first (eg. Industrialise). So it is not a new "US invasion" of language. It is just your xenophobia.

Finally, I do hope you are not saying that Queen Liz I & II had their names influenced by a bastardization of the language?

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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison This is English, nothing matches the way it is spelt. What do you expect?

Well, Provozt, a language that iz that illogical dezervez to be baztardized then

	11-12-2001 01:09									#17
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Alright, that does it. I am going to call 'the most blessed game of all games' Civilisation from now on

	11-12-2001 01:38									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Alright, that does it. I am going to call 'the most blessed game of all games' Civilisation from now on

The game is called "Civilization", if you call it "Civilisation" it is like me calling the band "Gorillaz", "Gorillas". Its just plain wrong.

	11-12-2001 01:48									#19
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Edit previous post due to a typo. How apt.

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Provost, Civ is made by Americanz, what can you expect?

	12-12-2001 00:05									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Big Crunch The game is called "Civilization", if you call it "Civilisation" it is like me calling the band "Gorillaz", "Gorillas". Its just plain wrong.

Gorillas it is!

	12-12-2001 00:17									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Gorillas it is!

Zpammer.