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Oliver Schick in reply to @gbj_tester

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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gbj_tester in reply to @Oliver Schick

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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Oliver Schick in reply to @gbj_tester

So is -ized.

Sure, I wasn't claiming it wasn't.

I still prefer '-ised'.

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