It's a terrible picture, I know. I learned something new today. When I initially saw this sign, I noticed that the word programing was spelled with one m. I thought it was incorrect, but upon checking good ol' Webster's, I found that either spelling is acceptable. The two-m spelling is listed first, though. So, this spelling of programing is correct. Lesson learned. No spelling mistake here. The capitalization is weird.
You mention "misuse of the English language".
ReplyDeleteI think you'll find that the 'capitalisation' is weird.
:P
I didn't think the "s" seemed right, though I did leave room for the idea that I could be wrong. It's been known to happen. Ha! But when I checked I found that "z" was correct and the spelling with "s" was even rejected, not even an option as an alternate spelling.
DeleteDepends what country you're from.
DeleteAmerican spelling avoids -ise endings in words like organize, realize and recognize.
British spelling mostly uses -ise, while -ize is also used (organise / organize, realise / realize, recognise / recognize): the ratio between -ise and -ize stands at 3:2 in the British National Corpus.
In Canada, the -ize ending is standard, whereas in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand -ise spellings strongly prevail: the -ise form is preferred in Australian English at a ratio of about 3:1 according to the Macquarie Dictionary.
The same applies to derivatives and inflexions such as colonisation/colonization.
Straight from Wikipedia :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#-ise.2C_-ize_.28-isation.2C_-ization.29
That's the difference between "English" and "American" - so obviously i'd say that the 's' is correct :-P
DeleteI've found something odd I think - when referring to computer code, I've always used programming - double m. However, it seems this is more commonly used when talking about arranging linear tv. The single m version is often used for computer programming - which I find a bit unusual.
ReplyDeleteCheers :-), very helpful
ReplyDeleteSimon
The rules of English grammar say that the proper way would be programing, with only one "m."
ReplyDeleteHere's the reason, and you can use it for other words you encounter.
You see words that end with a single consonant often double it when adding "ing" to the end. But that is actually for words where the emphasis is on that last syllable. For words where the last syllable is not emphasized, you do not double the consonant.
For example, "regret" becomes "regretting", because you emphasized the "GRET" part when you say re-GRET. But you don't say pro-GRAM. You say PRO-gram, with the emphasis NOT on the last syllable. So in this case you don't double the "m" at the end before adding "ing." Similar words would be benefiting & focusing.
I agrree. (lol, agrree was spelled wrong)
DeleteIt was probably Steve Jobs or Bill Gates (or both) that couldn't spell it right and now the world and Webster had to put both spellings in.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thanks for that.
ReplyDeletecanceled, cancelled
ReplyDeleteIsn't it just US English (m) vs British English (mm)?
ReplyDeleteTraveler or traveller?
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