[QUOTE=xilman;381791]There are (at least) two separate questions here. First is acceptability in the game of Scrabble. There the Brits have no real choice. If the word is in the standard reference used it is acceptable, otherwise it is not. Note that the US uses a different standard for English-language Scrabble from the rest of the world so players in international competitions have to be aware of which standard they must obey.

The other is acceptability in general written communication. As far as I am concerned, they are acceptable. There again, I'm an Oxford man. The [i]OED[i] generally prefers -ize, especially for those words derived ultimately from Greek. It, and other decent dictionaries, give bothe -ise and -ize suffices where they have been used sufficiently often.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE

To the citizens of the United States of America,

In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.

A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour', skipping the letter 'U' is nothing more than laziness on your part. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters. [COLOR=Red][B]You will end your love affair with the letter 'Z' (pronounced 'zed' not 'zee') and the suffix "ize" will be replaced by the suffix "ise".[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]

[URL]http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/revocation.asp[/URL]

The beer rules are also hilarious. The tale of the many-times-enhanced versions is also amusing.
[QUOTE][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]12. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all, it is lager. From November 1st only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer", and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as "Lager". The substances formerly known as "American Beer" will henceforth be refered to as "Near-Frozen Knat's Urine", with the exception of the product of the American Budweiser company whose product will be referred to as "Weak Near-Frozen Knat's Urine". This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in Pilsen, Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion. [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=ixfd64;381784][url]http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2f1mg3/nurses_of_reddit_whats_the_craziest_thing_youve[/url]
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I have a copy of an x-ray of: [SPOILER]A knife in an eye.[/SPOILER]
The story behind it: [SPOILER]The young fellow was using his knife to pop truck tires. The pressure from one of them caused the knife to kick back. Instant karma[/SPOILER]

Scrabble players adhere to two religions, one is SOWPODS and one is TWL. It has nothing to do with being british or american, or chinese, thai, etc. If the word is in the list, that's it. If it is not, that's it.

[QUOTE=Uncwilly]The story behind it: [SPOILER]The young fellow was using his knife to pop truck tires. The pressure from one of them caused the knife to kick back. Instant karma[/SPOILER][/QUOTE][SPOILER][url]http://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsFightingThings/comments/1j18su/never_bring_a_knife_to_a_tire_fight/[/url][/SPOILER]

Re. crazy headwounds, check out the late Mr. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage]Phineas Gage[/url]. Yes, the dude survived -- in fact he was walking and talking almost immediately after the accident. The Wiki article is fascinating reading.

There was a famous article in [i]Science[/i] a few decades ago which did a computerized reconstruction of Gage's skull wounds. IIRC in House MD, House has a reproduction of that cover image on the shelf behind him as he sits at his office desk.

[QUOTE=kladner;381788]Would the Brits here accept all those "*.ize" words as legit, or correctly spelled? :sirrobin::lol:[/QUOTE]

As xilman has said, the answer to this question is "Yes".

However, there is an associated question which has to do with "*.yze" words. They are not, in any way, legit. It shouldn't take long to analyse the origins of these words, to discover how the erroneous substitution of zed for ess occurred. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart%27s_Rules"][I][COLOR=#0066cc]Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, Oxford[/COLOR][/I][/URL] states: "In verbs such as analyse, catalyse, paralyse, [I]-lys-[/I] is part of the Greek stem (corresponding to the element [I]-lusis[/I]) and not a suffix like [I]-ize[/I]. The spelling [I]-yze[/I] is therefore etymologically incorrect."

[url]http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN110S9-Framed-110-Inch-Ultra/dp/B00L403O3A[/url]

The price is not a typo.

[QUOTE=ixfd64;381845][url]http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN110S9-Framed-110-Inch-Ultra/dp/B00L403O3A[/url]

The price is not a typo.[/QUOTE]

But did you read the reviews:

"Purchased this TV for my island retreat. Use it to primarily watch comedies like "The Shrinking Middle Class", "Income Inequality" and "The Ever Widening Wage Gap." Have to say, wow what a picture! Watching the 99% struggle with this level of clarity is amazing. It's like I'm right there beside them but thankfully I am not. No need to see that suffering firsthand, I can watch it in crystal clear 4K from a safe distance. Thanks Samsung!"

"I gave serious consideration to this tv. To be honest, I was torn between this and buying the movie theatre that is up for auction less than a mile from my house. The theatre is a little run down, but for the money, i could have had 7 theatre screens all to myself vs one very large tv. Unfortunately, the maintanence costs of a movie theatre combined with the required improvements made the theatre unfeasible. I decided to buy Nicaragua instead. So far, I have been happy with my decision. The rebel fighters are annoying, but they make a mean margarita."

And there are more.

[QUOTE=ixfd64;381845][url]http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN110S9-Framed-110-Inch-Ultra/dp/B00L403O3A[/url]

The price is not a typo.[/QUOTE]
Even at that price they still take off one cent.

[QUOTE=rogue;381846]But did you read the reviews:

"Purchased this TV for my island retreat. Use it to primarily watch comedies like "The Shrinking Middle Class", "Income Inequality" and "The Ever Widening Wage Gap." Have to say, wow what a picture! Watching the 99% struggle with this level of clarity is amazing. It's like I'm right there beside them but thankfully I am not. No need to see that suffering firsthand, I can watch it in crystal clear 4K from a safe distance. Thanks Samsung!"

"I gave serious consideration to this tv. To be honest, I was torn between this and buying the movie theatre that is up for auction less than a mile from my house. The theatre is a little run down, but for the money, i could have had 7 theatre screens all to myself vs one very large tv. Unfortunately, the maintanence costs of a movie theatre combined with the required improvements made the theatre unfeasible. I decided to buy Nicaragua instead. So far, I have been happy with my decision. The rebel fighters are annoying, but they make a mean margarita."

And there are more.[/QUOTE]

"I sold my firstborn child's soul to the devil in exchange for five of these suckers (frameless). What a deal! I made a box out of them in my basement and never have to go outside again! Perfect!"
:devil:

[QUOTE=ixfd64;381845][url]http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN110S9-Framed-110-Inch-Ultra/dp/B00L403O3A[/url]

The price is not a typo.[/QUOTE]

But ... free shipping!

For the bargain-minded, there are several budget-priced smaller versions listed a few scrolls down the page -- can anyone explain to me the 4x price difference between [2] and [3]? (Note also the huge difference in number of reviews):

[1] Samsung UN105S9 Curved 105-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
4.3 out of 5 stars (13)
$119,999.99

[2] Samsung UN85S9 85-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
4.2 out of 5 stars (1,647)
$39,997.99

[3] Samsung UN85HU8550 85-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV
4.2 out of 5 stars (90)
$9,997.99