Hahahah you said parenthesise!

bert Merris already taught you about that!

"Are you French Dicky? \"

The -ize spelling is PREFFERED by authoritative British sources including the Oxford English Dictionary — which lists the -ise form separately, as "a frequent spelling of -IZE...".

The OED FIRMLY DEPRECATES usage of "-ise" for words of Greek origin, stating..

The suffix..., whatever the element to which it is added, is in its origin the Gr[eek] -ιζειν, L[atin] -izāre; and, as the pronunciation is also with z, there is no reason why in English the special French spelling in -iser should be followed, in opposition to that which is at once etymological and phonetic!

The Oxford English "FIRMLY DEPRECATES" the usage of
-ise for words of a greek origin.

there is NO REASON why in English the special French spelling in -iser should be followed, in opposition to that which is at once ETYMOLOGICAL AND PHONETIC

The -ize spelling is preferred by authoritative British sources including the Oxford English Dictionary

The OED firmly deprecates usage of "-ise" for words of Greek origin, stating, "[T]he suffix..., whatever the element to which it is added, is in its origin the Gr[eek] -ιζειν, L[atin] -izāre; and, as the pronunciation is also with z!

Hehehehhee you should abandon the vox barbara fixation !

its the "Produce" of a didactic mind!

cheers, Derek