Well done you lot! I hope it goes well even if none of you are there to see it.
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Quote: Steve Sunshine @ July 29 2010, 8:47 PM BSTWell that's because I spelt it with an S back in those days
Company reorganisation.
Brilliant, that's the one they'll be using.
Cheers Matt and Badge.
Reorganization is great, Steve. But I've told you that before 
Dan
It's even better with an S.
I'm getting confused with Z's & S's in those kind of words.
Who Authorized these rules?
Yes it was Reorganisation they picked, I checked.
Nice!
Someone brought some spare Zeds to confuse me even more.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ July 29 2010, 10:58 PM BSTI'm getting confused with Z's & S's in those kind of words.
Who Authorized these rules?Yes it was Reorganisation they picked, I checked.
Nice!
Someone brought some spare Zeds to confuse me even more.
No one authorised them. According to Answerbank:
"The old rule - and one still largely followed by The Oxford English Dictionary as well as American usage - was that words derived from classical Greek with the letter zeta in their suffix were rendered -ize in English. However, many modern publishers - including 'The Times' newspaper - prefer the Latinate and more modern -ise' for most such words. Thus, normal British usage has 'organise', 'apologise' and so on. Certain words - eg 'capsize' - are never modified to have an -ise ending. In the same way, there are others - such as 'disguise', 'analyse' and 'chastise' - which are never given an -ize' ending, because they have a letter sigma rather than a zeta even in their Greek forms. Apart from the exceptions mentioned above, you are basically free to use whichever form - ise/ize - you prefer! Only...be consistent."
So izers are Greek, we isers are Latin...
Did anyone on here win this then?
Quote: Matthew Stott @ August 1 2010, 11:41 AM BSTDid anyone on here win this then?
I'd imagine they gave it to a writer who was there on the night.
Quote: chipolata @ August 1 2010, 12:29 PM BSTI'd imagine they gave it to a writer who was there on the night.
I wonder if there were any.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ August 1 2010, 12:34 PM BSTI wonder if there were any.
Not any of the BCG Big Guns, as far as I'm aware. And I am very aware.
Michael, appropos of nothing, is it your good self who's on the Kate Nash lit agent long list/ If so, congratulations.
Derek
Searching through names, it seems our Michael Monkhouse is the first name out, so it seems likely. Well done for being on the long list-hope you make the short.
Yes it is me. Thanks for your comments, we live in hope...