Of the course the real picture is much more confused. This is such a great topic to bring up because I think that while we have been more British than American things are changing.
The same way as we spell realise dramatise analyse criticise memorise etc using an s.
Realise australian spelling. Authorise is an interesting case because it does go back to Latin and Greek and therefore etymologically speaking should have ize. The dual spelling of words leads to confusion and inconsistent spelling in documents. The general style guide has overridden this and usually in Australian English it is spelled authorise.
In words like organise realise where -ise is the expected and taught spelling method. Realize is the preferred spelling in American and Canadian English and realise is preferred outside North America. The Australian Labor Party is a name note the capitalized L.
Realize is the only accepted spelling in American English. Given that all three have similar spellings for everything else eg. While programs like Word do have an Australian dictionary built in I dont really.
Names dont have to follow language rules much like the name of the airline QANTAS does not have a U after the Q. That is how the word labour is spelt in Australia. The spelling distinction extends to all derivatives of the verb including realised realized realising realizing and realisation realization.
Savior is the American spelling while saviour is the Australian spelling. Is it realize or realise. For a Victor Harbor in South Australia spelt without the u there was a Sydney Harbour bridge that was always spelt with the u.
You can add labour to that list. Realise and realize both are accepted in British English. Unrivaled is the American spelling while unrivalled is the Australian spelling.
Realize is the American spelling while realise is the Australian spelling. Realise not realize neighbour not neighbor centre not center driver licence not driver license note. We use Australian English and the Macquarie Dictionary.
Australian spelling comes from British spelling. Realise and realize are two spellings of the same verb which means to become aware of something or to bring something into being. Also the -or spellings were probably the ONLY instances of American spelling norms co-existing in Australian publications.
Since its English Id say the version they use in England is correct lol but the z is the accepted form in the US. Realise correct in the UK Australia and other English-speaking nations using the English tyle of spelling. I have found it is not considered wrong in Australia to spell using the preferred spelling of a word but it is often considered wrong to spell using a secondary spelling.
Australian Labor Party World Trade Organization Abbreviations. Even members of the Labor Party spell labour as labour. Licensed and licensing are correct Dont apply Australian spelling to proper names or titles.
Alice typed all the data and then realised that she was given the wrong document. The more conspicuous differences such as realise organise analyse were always spelt using BritishCommonwealth norms instead of the. Realize and realise are the two variants of the same word which is a verb and means to understand something clearly or become aware of something clearly.
Theater is the Ametican spelling while theatre is the Australian spelling. In Australia we spell it with an s not a z specialise. Since realize and Arizona both contain the letter z it should be easy to choose realize when your readers will be American.
For example it is never considered wrong to use colour but color is considered wrong by many if not most Australians.
