It also gives -ise spellings first, listing -ize spellings as acceptable variants, unlike the and some other dictionaries of British English, that continue to prefer -ize to -ise in spite of the opposite tendency amongst the British general public (see ).' I suggest using this dictionary as the project's authoritative reference. ' The dictionary records standard Australian English spelling, which is closer to British and Canadian English than American English, with spellings like colour, centre, defence and practice/practise (noun/verb). The is generally used by publishers, schools, universities and governments as the standard spelling reference. Generally follows the conventions of rather than. These have been added to an Australian word list over time. I () have built up this list from a variety of public sources over several years, so that it includes place names, botanical and animal names, common personal names and 'Australianisms'.
The current dictionary is based on the the United Kingdom-English word list from (see links below) with an ad hoc collection of 'Australian' words added. The University of New South Wales (UNSW branded as UNSW Sydney) is an Australian public research university located. South Australian Spelling Test Template 25.
