-ise or -ize?

[maya]

"- ise".

i like my britishisms, me.
< drowns in pool of tea >
yes sir

 

[D]

Do all the theatres use -re themselves? Maybe it's a deliberate misspelling for effect - looks more cultured to the US eye? Maybe it's to distinguish themselves from movie theaters...

Not all theaters in the US "re".

I used to use "ise" whenever I posted here and, of course, when I was journaliSing for various publications based in South Africa and the UK I "ised" it; but for the boards, I've just said screw it.

I'm out of the closet as a yank on here anyway, so why bother adjusting the spelling and the lexicon unless clarity requires such adjustments?

 

[Nemo]

'-ise.' Always. Would have to concentrate hard to use '-ize' (as well as moving my fingers in unfamiliar ways).