G'day Jon W,

Elizabethan / Elisabethan isn't a question here - the spelling of a person's name is their own problem but my preferred spelling of (say)authorise, against authorize, is more an Australian preference than an American / English thing since both seem to prefer the "Z". I notice the the Standrads Association of Australia persiste with "Z" (out of a desire for standardisation) but most Australian seem to use "S".

regards,

Bob Bolton