Comments on: Is Google Automatically “Correcting” English Spelling?

By: StarryMountain

StarryMountain — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:02:54 +0000

I think that this is interesting what Google is doing. It could simply be that the search engine finds that there are more results with the spelling “ize” when the search is coupled with multiple words; therefore, it assumes, since they mean the same thing, that you would rather have more results with a different spelling than less with your own spelling, but of course giving you the option to stick with your original spelling. That may be the case. Some words in the United States have multiple spellings, and I have found that if you type one of those spellings in a phrase it will sometimes do the same thing. I have always assumed that the above explanation was why.

Most people in the US know that in England they use “ise” for the words we use “ize” on, but in the US, “ise” endings are considered incorrect. In school, you will be marked down for it. Just so ya know, in case you didn’t. =)

By: Straygoat

Straygoat — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:56:44 +0000

No point fighting it – Americanisation/Americanization is inevitable. I’m already forced to write in US English for the French company that owns my British employer. Resistance is admirable, but futile.

By: Jessica Deane

Jessica Deane — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:41:23 +0000

Funny how something as simple as spelling causes so much hassle. My son’s school teacher (hes told me not to worry about his spelling as they have “spell checkers” nowadays. I didn’t ask her how would he know whether the spelling suggested by the computer was the right one!

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By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:49:48 +0000

Yes, and sometimes it’s frustrating. The semantics are off sometimes.
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By: j e pattinson

j e pattinson — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:24:16 +0000

The Times certainly used to use the alternative spelling ‘connexion’, however these days the spelling ‘connection’ is almost universal in the UK.

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