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Apologise vs. Apologize
Apologise
/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/Examples:
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Apologize
/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/Examples:
She apologized and replaced it with a better horse.Jennifer North entered in a rush, apologizing to everyone for oversleeping.I never thought I'd have to apologize for being—inexperienced.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Apologise is the British English spelling, while apologize is the American English spelling.
- Both words are pronounced the same way and mean the same thing.
- Remember the s in apologise for s in British, and the z in apologize for z in America.
- If you are writing for a British audience, use apologise; for an American audience, use apologize.
- Both words are interchangeable in meaning, just regional variations.
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