- From: Martyn Horner <martyn.horner@profium.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:00:30 +0100
- To: Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- CC: w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org
Jeremy Carroll wrote: > > I note that Dave switched my attempt at US spelling > "serialization" to "serialisation" > http://cvs.ilrt.org/cvsweb/redland/rdfcore/syntax/index.html.diff?r1=1.137&r > 2=1.133 > > two questions: > 1: what is the correct US spelling of this word? > 2: should W3C recs be in en-US or is en-GB acceptable? > > Anyone else remember the Unix man page for "spell" I think it was - with the > comment in the BUGS section that the British spelling was done by an > American! > > Jeremy It should be `z' even in English English. The `ise' habit was a Victorian fad... http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/ize -- Martyn Horner <martyn.horner@profium.com> Profium, Les Espaces de Sophia, Immeuble Delta, B.P. 037, F-06901 Sophia-Antipolis, France Tel. +33 (0)4.93.95.31.44 Fax. +33 (0)4.93.95.52.58 Mob. +33 (0)6.21.01.54.56 Internet: http://www.profium.com
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