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AHAHAHAH Heartless, I serached those too. The middle east LOVES the smut. That's what happens to all those repressed people over there. :smile: !

That is not the first time pakistan is at the head of the class.
 
cyrus said:
I dedicate this to Gokul.
Ooh, thanks...I guess (?)

Looks like American English is getting more pervasive than Brit English.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=maximise,+maximize&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all
Look at the relative numbers in Asia and Aurope; it's close even in England and Ireland.

And strangely, 'minimize' trumps 'minimise' even in England and Ireland. It's only the Aussies and Kiwis that're still holding out !

PS : They're talking about this right now on the radio (specifically the regional distribution of the 'sex' search).
 
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Gokul43201 said:
Ooh, thanks...I guess (?)

Looks like American English is getting more pervasive than Brit English.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=maximise,+maximize&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all
Look at the relative numbers in Asia and Aurope; it's close even in England and Ireland.

And strangely, 'minimize' trumps 'minimise' even in England and Ireland. It's only the Aussies and Kiwis that're still holding out !

Am I missing something here? When I looked at the regional distribution, both the UK and Ireland have more in maximiSe than in maximiZe :confused:
 
How do you make hyperlinks like that Manchot?
 
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