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lost_name | 9 years ago

It seems it's more nuanced. Try the following searches:

  how long does it take to caramelize onions
  how long does it take to caramelise onions (note the typo)
  how long to caramelize an onion (not a typo but still wrong)
  how long to caramelize onions

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linuskendall|9 years ago

Replacing the 'z' with 's' is not a typo, though.

ConceptJunkie|9 years ago

Several years ago, a coworker pointed out that an article spelled "organization" with an "s" instead of a "z" and wondered why such an obvious mistake would pass an editor.

I pointed out that that's just the British spelling. Everyone in my group was amazed that I would know such a thing. It was an eye-opening moment... for me.