🌍 American vs British · spelling
organize vs organise
To arrange or coordinate things into an orderly, structured whole.
American
organize
“I need to organize my desk before the meeting.”
British
organise
“I need to organise my desk before the meeting.”
Good to know
Americans spell the verb with "-ize" and most Britons use "-ise," though "-ize" is also accepted in British English (notably by Oxford). The same choice applies to words like "realize"/"realise."
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