Even among the lowly suffixes there was a pecking order, with -Ize at the bottom.
Just how -Ize came to reside in Grammar, no one knew. Everyone did know of the bitter and losing battle he had fought with –Ise, his arch-enemy. Either of them could spell many of the same words. Instead of sharing the workload, both had insisted on exclusive rights. The -Ize v -Ise duel had lasted three days, after which -Ize had disappeared. Quotes had always assumed that -Ise had disposed of his rival. But here was -Ize, very much alive, inviting all and sundry to join his Simpler Spelling Society.
