On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:48:36 +0300, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > Tim Delaney <timothy.c.dela...@gmail.com>: > >> It's very annoying to have some methods use "z" and others "s" in the >> same package. > > "-ize" is standard everywhere in the English-speaking world.
Not in England! > > Americans insist on "analyze," "paralyze" and "catalyze" but > paradoxically also on "lyse". > >> So since I'm currently working for a US company I have to consciously >> remind myself to use their abominations ;) > > I will use American English instead of my native Finnish in my code so > why wouldn't you use American English instead of your native variant of > English? > Because I am English, I use English English (mostly, but interspersed with a large dose of bollocks :-) ) > It'll also make you get a remote sense of the pain the French are > feeling. > > If it's any consolation, even the Atlanta-based CNN makes their anchors > speak standard Hollywoodese. > > > Marko -- I brought my BOWLING BALL -- and some DRUGS!! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
