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Louise :)
How to Australians spell 'patronise'?
Patronise or patronize
S or Z? Additional Details Oh okay. Im from England btw, we spell it with an S and wondered how Aussies spelt it
We spell it patronise and I really wish this darn Yahoo spell checker had more than one dictionary.
Australia uses English spelling for pretty well everything with 's' rather than 'z' and 'colour' instead of 'color' , 'tyre' and not 'tire' etc.
EDIT:
Is that so Elizabeth? I'll have to look into that - Yahoo obviously somehow thinks I'm not an Aussie because it's forever trying to correct my spelling. Looks like fruitsalad may have the same problem.
Lord Percy
with an s
with a z is american
american english is a simplified english
we use a z or a s depending on if the word has a latin or a greek root
Bingalee
Both are acceptable according to The Australian Oxford Dictionary. Don't get us confused with Americans & their strange spelling of English words. We do exactly the same as you.
Elizabeth
Here in Australia it's spelled patronise.
Not all words but most words that end with "ize" in the USA use "ise" here.
This is true for most other English speaking countries, for example:
realize and realise
criticize and criticise
memorize and memorise.
(Just to be certain I checked the Macquarie Dictionary.)
Edit: If you're signed up to Australian Yahoo the Spell Checker is for Australian spelling of words and not US spelling.
Edit 2: That's right Oz. If I cut and paste from a US website Spell Checker wants to convert harbor etc to "proper English" ;)
Professor Kdub
I spell it with an S. I think both are acceptable though
Mrs M
With an S. Americans use Z in place of S in a lot of words for some crazy reason.
fruitsalad
We use British spellings in all situations, not the American, so it's 'patronise'. And yes, I find the spell checker exceedingly irritating.
jennifer h
I spell it with a z but with an s is acceptable. According to my dictionary it is with a z but mentions an s . I think Americans use an s
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