December 9, 2001, 11:45
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March of the pedants once more...Mesmirizing => Mesmerising
Please correct, it is annoying me. And none of this US spelling crap either. Thanks
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December 9, 2001, 11:46
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The error is in the news column in the top-right, BTW...
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December 9, 2001, 11:50
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Actually, the British spelling is the one that is crap 
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December 9, 2001, 12:02
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Originally posted by Zopperoni
Actually, the British spelling is the one that is crap
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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! 
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December 9, 2001, 13:01
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Is there a rank above Deity that I don't know about? 
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December 9, 2001, 17:22
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PH, it is (primarily) spelt mesmerize, even in England
Sorry.
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December 9, 2001, 17:39
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but they could at least replace that I with an E
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December 9, 2001, 18:09
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Misread post.
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December 9, 2001, 19:26
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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.
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December 9, 2001, 19:46
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December 10, 2001, 15:32
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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
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December 10, 2001, 15:38
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Originally posted by Provost Harrison
But we all know that -ize is a crude bastardisation of the English language
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Well, OTOH, it does match the way it's pronounced better...
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December 10, 2001, 16:00
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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.
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Which is different to the way PH wants it spelt, and the way that the news item spelt it.
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December 10, 2001, 16:00
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This is English, nothing matches the way it is spelt. What do you expect? 
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December 10, 2001, 16:00
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But we all know that -ize is a crude bastardisation of the English language
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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 bastardi zation of the language?
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December 10, 2001, 16:05
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Originally posted by Provost Harrison
This is English, nothing matches the way it is spelt. What do you expect?
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Well, Provozt, a language that iz that illogical dezervez to be baztardized then
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December 10, 2001, 16:09
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Alright, that does it. I am going to call 'the most blessed game of all games' Civili sation from now on
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December 10, 2001, 16:38
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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
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The game is called "Civilization", if you call it "Civilisation" it is like me calling the band "Gorillaz", "Gorillas". Its just plain wrong.
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December 10, 2001, 16:48
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Edit previous post due to a typo. How apt. 
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December 10, 2001, 21:38
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Provost, Civ is made by Americanz, what can you expect?
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December 11, 2001, 15:05
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The game is called "Civilization", if you call it "Civilisation" it is like me calling the band "Gorillaz", "Gorillas". Its just plain wrong.
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Gorillas it is! 
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December 11, 2001, 15:17
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Gorillas it is!
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Zpammer.
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