This is what makes me laugh about job adverts

PlymouthMaid

I think you can change the settings in word processors so that it spell checks in English not American this avoiding lots of red spaghetti appearing.

makeyourdaddyproud

Pont wrote: »

Ahh but this is where YOU have a problem.

My 'preferred' z is not an American spelling. I refer you back to my previous post wher I have quite clearly stated the use of the 'z' is perfectly correct according to the OED.

I do not have a problem.

The OED makes no such recommendation.

The "z" spelling is the classical definition that fell out of in favour of the "s". Most publications and newspapers embrace the latter and is ubiquitous for consistency (do we do this to "surprise" and "compromise" too?).

Whilst the "z" is acceptable, it depends really how you want your writing perceived. Use of it will confuse the many (like me), who only see it as an American influence on the language, as they use it exclusively.

Obviously you will use "z" if you're told to.

Pont

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling

Oxford spelling can be recognized by its use of the suffix ‑ize instead of -ise: organization, privatize and recognizable instead of organisation, privatise and recognisable. The spelling affects about 200 verbs, and is favoured on etymological grounds, in that -ize corresponds more closely to the Greek root, -izo, of most -ize verbs.[3] The suffix -ize has been in use in the UK since the 15th century,[4] and is the spelling variation used in American English. The belief that -ize is an exclusively American variant is incorrect

sensibleadvice

AP007 wrote: »

Do you really think someone would get to interview stage with spelling mistakes on their CV or cover letter? I really think not and the line attention to detail which they do not have.

:rotfl:

It doesn't follow that the skills they're recruiting for are skills they already have. Perhaps that's one ofthe reasons why they're recruiting.

sensibleadvice

AP007 wrote: »

Its not about spelling its about (again) attention to detail as they do not want mistakes made if you can not tell the difference between certain things like numbers and letters.

The person doing the recruitment may not need those skills in their position. But the position they are recruiting for does. Two different things.

J_i_m

stix62 wrote: »

I find it annoying when you do use English spellings you get a squiggly red line underneath. I get tired of checking something that is correct. Same nonsense if you put a U in colour, flavour, yada yada yada

I find that confusing as well as annoying. But then I'm dyslexic which doesn't help.

PlymouthMaid wrote:

I think you can change the settings in word processors so that it spell checks in English not American this avoiding lots of red spaghetti appearing.

Indeed you can, although sometimes it's needlessly tricky to make sure the settings stay that way. Especially if you're using shared workstations with limited permissions in changing various settings. It shouldn't affect it.. yet it inevitably does.

I'm not overly fund of word processor's spell check utilities anyway. As a dyslexic there is often a word that I really struggle to spell correctly and in my experience the spell check utilities are not very good at interpreting the word I'm trying to spell and ineffective at supplying the correct spelling.

I actually find typing my best effort into the Google search bar a far more effective way at checking a spelling. For me it's easier and much quicker in providing me the correct spelling to word I'm looking for.

stix62

PlymouthMaid wrote: »

I think you can change the settings in word processors so that it spell checks in English not American this avoiding lots of red spaghetti appearing.

Indeed you can. It would be nice if all the English websites changed their settings to do this too.