Is it realize or realise for Canadians?

Question

I'm curious to know, as although they are very close with America, they are still technically under British rule. There are many words they should say differently, like aluminum. So I was wondering, do Canadians say realize or realise?

Answer 1

You know, I really cannot understand some people ignorance (ignorance as in not knowing) about all things British or Canadian. The fascination of people recently about things they don't understand astounds me too.



1) Canada is NOT under British rule...technically, practically or any other way. Legally, Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada as far as we are concerned. The fact she holds other legal titles makes no legal difference to us. She could abdicate from the British throne if she wanted however unless she legally abdicated the Canadian throne she would still remain our Queen and our Head of State.



2) As to how we spell things up here. It really all depends upon which convention the person follows whether they realize it or not. Many follow the British spelling guidelines and use the letter "u" in places Americans don't such as in the word "flavour" and "colour". Some also follow the British convention of "z" versus "s" convention as in realize. Many younger people who are influenced by the mass (crap) media inflicted on us by the US entertainment industry have unknowingly adopted the American spelling of words like "color" and "realise". The widespread use of US English spell checkers doesn't help us to maintain our way of spelling things too.



3) As an aside, we pronounce Z as "zed", not "zee" like they do in the US.

Answer 2

Technically under British rule?

What kind of crappy educational system do they have in whatever country you're from?

You should demand a refund or something.



Canada was founded by the French in 1534.

Canada remained French for 229 years until the British took full control in 1763.

104 years later, in 1867, Canada became its own country.

The only rule in Canada is Canadian rule.



When we became our own kingdom, we chose genuine royalty to represent us.

So did 14 other countries that decided to be their own kingdoms.

But that's all it is: representation. Not control.

The British rule nothing but themselves.



Now that that's taken care of:



In Canadian English it's 'realize' with a zed.

And it's called aluminum here, btw.

Aluminium is the metallic element that aluminum is made from.



The thing to remember about Canadian English is this:

It's similar to but different from both UK English and US English.

And don't even get me started on the differences between Canadian French and Euro French.

Answer 3

Technically Canada is an independent country.

Geographically we are next to the United States.

Canadians say the word Aluminium just the way it is written.

The word realise is spelt with an "s" by some and a "z" by others The sound of the letters is similar to those in other words of the same spelling. The Canadian accent does affect the end sound eh. Nice TROLL question eh.

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