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Originally Posted by kennyc
Well I don't think any of those are actually authorized.
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This is true. But authorized isn't authorised either.
Because unlike nervous also-ran languages, English doesn't have some central body telling us what is and isn't proper English. We just let the words compete in a free marketplace, and may the best word win.
And unlike certain other languages, English doesn't reject "loan words" from other languages. Loan words? English doesn't just borrow words, it steals them outright!