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and s instead of z if they had heard the word but not seen it written down
Well, the only mistake there is the 'ch'. Spelling it '-ised' is perfectly correct. :)
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Spelling it '-ised' is perfectly correct.
Only as long as the word isn't a registered trademark.
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Spelling it '-ised' is perfectly correct
So is -ized. Modern British English favours S but most other Englishes, including British until about the 19th century, favour Z. The process seems to come from Nippon Dacron Shamrock Company, who would presumably follow American practice.
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But it does exist, it's right there on the packet! Of course, it would usually be spelled dacrotized, but you can see why a modern British English user who knew it involved chromium would use ch instead of just c and s instead of z if they had heard the word but not seen it written down.