RE: Customize or customise in UK-targetted texts

["Sarah Blake" <Sarah -dot- Blake -at- microfocus -dot- com>]

In general, '-ise' is the UK spelling, whereas '-ize' is the US (or
'international') spelling.  Most British people will find neither
jarring.

Sarah Blake
Senior Technical Author
Micro Focus


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> Hello,
> 
> In texts (marketing or technical) which are targetted at the UK
market, is
> there a right and wrong spelling of "customize" and "customise" (and
> derivations such as "customisation" etc)?
> 
> The online OED has both.
> 
> TIA
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