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Re:Show HN: Refine – A Local Alternative to Grammarly by tobylane on Monday July 14, 2025 @07:06AM (#44558699)
> contemporary Oxford English

If you chose Oxford because of the Oxford English Dictionary, note that it's not regular en-gb, it's en-gb-oxendict. "the OED often favo[u]rs "-ize" (and its derivatives) over "-ise" for words derived from Greek roots, and may also include historical or less common usages."

Re:Show HN: Refine – A Local Alternative to Grammarly by tossandthrow on Monday July 14, 2025 @10:42AM (#44560860)
I was not aware of this, thanks!