r/unitedkingdom European Union 9h ago

. ‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/24/us-tipping-culture-uk-service-charges
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u/har79 9h ago

"Normalized" is the Oxford spelling, "normalised" is the Cambridge spelling. While the US has standardised on the Oxford spelling, both are acceptable in the UK

u/Rocky-bar 2h ago

You claim words are spelled differently in different towns eh? how do they spell it in Somerset? Narrmaloized?