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In support of the grammatically challenged
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Did anyone else wince when he used 'familiarize' instead of 'familiarise'?
Yes, I know he's from the USA and they spell words differently.
I did like the video; it was very well done.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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^^ Yes! As soon as I saw a z in there I stopped watching! Richard
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Loved it -- OK ''Z'' is a no-go area but very catchy tune LR Discovery 4 XS pulling an Airstream 532 Caravan also own (since new) a 1996 MGF
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As Churchill once said, “This is the type of errant pedantry up with which I will not put”
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22nd Jul 2019 6:13 pm
RRSTDV8
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Except he probably didn't say that at all. Just to be pedantic, you understand. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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^ I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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Did anyone else wince when he used 'familiarize' instead of 'familiarise'?
We had this discussion in the office yesterday. The Oxford dictionary uses 'z' and, if I remember correctly, Inspector Morse collared a murder who had become a suspect after he claimed to be an alumni of Oxford Uni but used 's' instead of 'z'.
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24th Jul 2019 11:25 am
RRSTDV8
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It's possible that the OED has its own view (mine gives both versions), most sources seem to show the z version as US, the s version as British. This site, which claims to be "powered by Oxford" does just this: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/familiarize
Perhaps use "make oneself familiar with..." as it avoids the problem. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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