On Fri Feb 27 02:10, Darren Salt wrote:
> > I'd prefer "localization".
>
> Whereas I'd prefer "localisation"...
>
> > - We use en_US in general -> "ize"
>
> ... unless you're localising for en_US. OTOH, given that that section is for
> localisation, "localization" is probably right, being localised...
>
> ("-ize" isn't actually wrong here, but it looks too American to us so we use
> "-ise" even where it *is* wrong; thus it ends up becoming right.)
localization is the spelling given by the OED, so it is correct in all
locales. It doesn't even list localisation as an alternative spelling.
The -ise form here is purely a reaction to American spelling, it's not
actually right.
Matt
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