We use British English, otherwise known as an elegant weapon for a more civilised age. This means:
- Spelling out verbs that end in “-ise” with an “s”.
- Yes: Capitalise
- Yes: Recognise
- Yes: Incentivise
- No: Capitalize
- No: Recognize
- No: Incentivize
- Companies and organisations are plural.
- Yes: Standard Chartered reviewed their investment strategy.
- No: Standard Chartered reviewed its investment strategy.
- BUT: Countries remain singular.
- The US maintained its combative stance.
- “Learnt” not “Learned”, “Burnt” not “Burned”