I'm a language enthusiast so I always try my best to write as corectly as possible. I know that there is a diffirence between American and British English. I use the British. But I've never actually got the diffirence in the spelling of some of their words such as recognize and recognise, organization and organisation? Can somebody please help me diffirentiate between the two? Which one is the British way of spelling? I will appreciate it a lot. Thanks in advance.
2007-09-08 00:37:13 · 6 answers · asked by chappychain18 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
s = Brit
z = US
I assume the Brits use the "s" b/c of the proximity w/mainland Europe. I only know German and the lone German "s" (not an s cluster!!!) always sounds like the z in US/Brit "zoo."
i.e., "sehr gut" would be phonetically spelled "zair goot" (rhymes with "fair boot")
English being derived firstly from German , it makes sense "realise" sounds like that, and not "real-ice"
It's a sound we had before William and those damned Frenchies showed up in 1066 and imported confusing words like "receive." **All** of the "except after c" words in the old "i before e" spelling rule are French: English language naturally assumes an ee sound comes from ie. The proto-English ei sounds like "eye," as it does in all German words; so it's the French who threw the first major wrench in our language works)
Considering how the U.S. had that "revolution" thing they pulled off in the 18th century + the big Atlantic ocean, it's those two things are the most important factors in the differences between U.S./Brit spellings. Consider also geography and how Brits retain that French "u" (colour, humour, etc.)
Geography (but really geology) + sociology explains the divergence in English variation.
2007-09-08 01:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Take this one to the bank, British Bank that it is, as it is spoken by the Brits this way..recognise.
Enjoy and have a great day shopping for British Words.
2007-09-08 00:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by GP 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The british one is with s in all cases. We get it a lot on pcs because of american programming.
2007-09-08 00:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The British frequently use an "s" where Americans use a "z."
2007-09-08 00:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
British uses the "s" version but both are correct.
2007-09-08 00:44:57 · answer #5 · answered by lizzie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Duh. I think you answered your own question.
2007-09-08 01:00:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋