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Why did "advertise" not get changed to "advertize" when spelled in US English?
Probably because otherwise we would be confronted by a rule without an exception, something extremely rare and unstable.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Advertise Bean 05/28/01 12:04 PM Re: Advertise Fiberbabe 05/28/01 12:08 PM Re: Advertise nancyk 05/28/01 02:53 PM Re: Advertise musick 05/28/01 03:14 PM Re: Advertise Bean 05/28/01 03:28 PM Re: Advertise Sparteye 05/28/01 05:07 PM Re: Advertise Rapunzel 05/28/01 06:40 PM Re: Advertise Flatlander 05/28/01 06:49 PM Re: Advertise Bean 05/29/01 11:08 AM Re: Advertise nancyk 05/30/01 12:09 AM Re: Advertise wow 05/28/01 08:07 PM Re: Advertise Jazzoctopus 05/28/01 09:18 PM Re: Advertise Bingley 05/29/01 04:29 AM Re: Advertise NicholasW 05/29/01 07:03 AM Re: Advertise Capital Kiwi 05/29/01 10:10 AM Re: Advertise musick 05/29/01 05:46 PM Re: Advertise maverick 05/29/01 11:37 AM Re: Advertise Sparteye 05/29/01 11:46 AM Re: Advertise maverick 05/29/01 11:53 AM Re: Advertise Sparteye 05/29/01 11:56 AM Re: Advertise slovovoi 05/29/01 03:58 PM Re: Advertise jimthedog 05/29/01 09:36 PM Re: Advertise wsieber 05/28/01 12:20 PM Re: Advertise belligerentyouth 05/28/01 02:07 PM Re: Advertise tsuwm 05/28/01 02:08 PM Re: -ize vs -ise tsuwm 05/28/01 02:25 PM Re: Advertise of troy 05/29/01 06:16 PM Re: Advertise AnnaStrophic 05/29/01 10:16 PM
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