Comment by com
2 days ago
Filthy non-OED user. The author is probably a Cambridge dictionary person!
Seriously, -ize endings in the Cambridge spelling tradition relies on you knowing the etymology of the word, and if it’s from the Ancient Greek, that’s the one you use. Otherwise -ise for French or Latin words.
Isn't this the Oxford way? I'm not sure what Cambridge does.
It is indeed the Oxford way to be unsure what Cambridge does.