In this post we discuss the words Organisation and Organization. I’ve
capitalised the words for a particular reason. First we need to consider the ise
versus ize spelling. Both spelling variations are valid in Australia.
The most commonly used and thus the preferred spelling, is Organisation
using the ise spelling .
A
common error made by media companies is to use the ise spelling when
referring to the World Health Organization. In this case to use the ise
spelling is incorrect. WHO, the Word Health Organization, spells
its name with a z. It isn’t correct to change the spelling of the name
of an organisation.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.Australian-Dictionary.com.au
The preferred Australian English spelling.
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