with a z and we correctly spell that with an s . other words they have messed with for no good reason are colour and defence. According to my UK publisher, "realize" is correct and "realise" is illiterate. According to the Guardian , "realise" is their house style. You can get away with any sort of illiteracy you like if you label it your "house style". According to my UK publisher, "realize" is correct and "realise" is illiterate. According to the Guardian , "realise" is their house style. You can get away with any sort of illiteracy you like if you label it your "house style". i did find a link at the time to confirm what i thought and it stated z is the american way. and to the ravens guy how do you say fence Quote: Originally Posted by HolyRoller10 Yeah, when are you going to spell that correctly considering we're discussing American football. Every time I see defence, I think NATO. And yet, Blits package has yet to catch on? tbh i dont really care its just i think its silly to pick people up on typos and was part of that conversation. i did find a link at the time to confirm what i thought and it stated z is the american way. The "z" is correct because that's what comes through from the Greek words on which the "ize" ending is based. "ize" used to be recognized as universally correct in Britain as well as