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Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete.
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Is the word 'Customizable' a valid English word? Every time I write that word, the spell checker underlines it, and it suggests using 'Customization' or 'Customize'. I'm not a native English speaker, but that word exists in online dictionaries so I wonder why the spell checker underlines it.
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The Oxford English Dictionary in its revision of March 2012 defines it as: That may be customized; able to be changed to suit the requirements of the user. Frequently with reference to computer software and hardware. The earliest citation is from 1960. If that definition of customizable suits your purpose, then there's no reason why you shouldn't use it.


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I live in Australia, but am expected to use US English in my work. I am therefore used to spelling '-ise' as '-ize'. I was a little surprised to find that 'enterprise' is almost universally spelt with '-ise'. Is there any particular reason that this is the case for this example, when '-ize' is so widely preferred in US English?.
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For one, because the etymology is different. -ise (-ize) is a causative suffix in formalise, realise etc. (to make something formal, to make something real...) But enterprise is not 'to make something enterpre' or similar (whatever that might mean). The prise bit comes as a past participle of French prendre (to grasp, to take). Another answer is that enterprize is actually attested, and was apparently used more than enterprise in the second half of 18th century (N-gram viewer).


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Possible Duplicate: When is it correct to use 'yourself' and 'myself' (versus 'you' and 'me')? In a conversation, how is is correct to say: You can contact John, Jane or me for more information ... or You can contact John, Jane or myself for more information ...
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Me. Myself is reflexive: it denotes that the person (me) is doing something to that person (myself) and no other. It's not correct to use a reflexive pronoun unless the recipient of the action is the person doing that action. You can't mix you with myself. You can talk to me. I can talk to myself.