In the UK (ie British English, not American English), which is the correct spelling?....
Centralisation or Centralization
Or are both correct?
Cheers
e404pnf
2007-02-05 02:29:35 · 10 answers · asked by e404pnf 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Thanks guys.
I thought it was z in the USA and s in the UK too, but M$ Word (not a great reference I know) shows both as been acceptable irrespective of whether I choose the English US or English UK dictionary. However it corrects colour/color...weird
2007-02-05 02:44:02 · update #1
Both are correct in Britain, but in American English you can only spell it 'centralization'. This is because historically both were correct, but American English standardised various spellings.
The trend in Britain is to use the s spelling, although some organisations still favour the z spellings in Britain, for example the OED and until recently certain newspapers.
The choice is yours!
Extra tip: don't trust the Microsoft Word spellchecker.
2007-02-05 04:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by Rob Y 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Centralized Or Centralised
2017-01-12 03:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is correct in the USA (Z), the other is correct in the UK (S).
This is also true of many other words such as specialisation and industrialisation. This is just one of the differences between American English and British English (another is colour/color) which is why word processor programs such as WORD ask you what language you want when you install them - the spell checker uses a dictionary based on the selected version of English.
UPDATE: My version of WORD rejects "centralization" with a Z... maybe you've got both US and UK lexicons installed or perhaps you have added the "incorrect" version to your custom dictionary
2007-02-05 02:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both correct - American English uses the Z, and British uses the S.
2007-02-05 02:37:07 · answer #4 · answered by Lyn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In British English with an s is correct.
2007-02-05 02:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by camsean73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the OED it is 'centralization' with no alternative. However is gives centralise as an alternative to centralize. Confusing, but that's English for you!
2007-02-05 02:37:32 · answer #6 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Centralize or centralise verb (centralized, centralizing) tr & intr to bring under central control. centralization noun.
2007-02-05 02:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by Barry G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a rule we (in England) dont use the letter Z in the middle of a word. (apart from muzzle drizzle and puzzle) and yes i know theres a few more...
its a potato potato tomato tomato aluminum or aluminium,,, conundrum. and it depends on which side of the pond youre on
2007-02-05 02:49:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In England - the 's' is correct
In USA - the 'z' is correct
2007-02-05 02:39:20 · answer #9 · answered by Esquire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Z
2007-02-05 02:31:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋