Conversation started Aug 4, 2014 at 15:41.
Malachi
Malachi
Aug 4, 2014 15:41
@githubphagocyte where are you from where they spell it "minimising"?
githubphagocyte
githubphagocyte
@Malachi I'm glad you spotted that - I was looking around for a way to mention it to you. I have no problem with any dialect of English being used, I'm just not going to approve an edit to change from the OP's dialect. I approved everything else in the edit though.
Malachi
Malachi
I think that the meaning is completely different, I am looking for it in a reputable dictionary (online) right now.
githubphagocyte
githubphagocyte
It's the original spelling of the word - minimize is just a 'recent' change
There is no difference in meaning
Rainbolt
Rainbolt
As Texorama on the Internet would say, "Sí, "minimise" (como otros ejemplos de palabras con "-ize/-ise") se usa en UK, "minimze" en USA. En Canada, aunque se usan allá unas formas británicas, es "minimize.""
Which roughly translates to "British people use 'minimise'. Americans and Canadians use 'minimize'."
githubphagocyte
githubphagocyte
Either is fine, and neither should cause any confusion. I only rejected that aspect of the edit because it could lead to an edit war back and forth. I'm just leaving it in the dialect of the OP
Malachi
Malachi
Aug 4, 2014 15:46
I can find the first known usage date of Minimize but not Minimise
githubphagocyte
githubphagocyte
@Malachi I could be wrong - sometimes the US usage is the older, and the UK usage is a modern variation
Both started from a common root dialect and diverged gradually
Malachi
Malachi
dictionary.reference.com/browse/minimize
Rainbolt
Rainbolt
Here's an ngram for it
Malachi
Malachi
this says origin 1795-1805 and minim(um) + -ize
Rainbolt
Rainbolt
Looks like minimize has always been dominant, at least in the books Google knows about since the 1800s
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githubphagocyte
githubphagocyte
Aug 4, 2014 15:48
Regardless of which is the older, my decision was based purely on the choice of the OP.
The history is interesting though - thank you :)
Malachi
Malachi
does this fall under the notion that this is an american website and that the language is (American) English?
githubphagocyte
githubphagocyte
Even within America language varies widely (not just dialect).
Even within the USA several dialects of English are in use, and several non-English languages
Malachi
Malachi
the General Consensus on StackExchange is that the language is English and that we should not accept if the question/answer is not legible to an English speaking person...
 
Conversation ended Aug 4, 2014 at 15:50.