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From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>
To: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>
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On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, John Birrell wrote:

> Chad M. Fraleigh wrote:
> > 
> > 	"authorisation" should be "authorization".
> 
> In my _*English*_ dictionary, either is acceptable.

Citation please?

Not found in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed), nor any of
the American dictionaries I have on hand (American Heritage,
Webster). 

It may be acceptable somewhere, but I dare say that the "z"
version is much more widely accepted.

-john


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