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“Dramatizations” or “Dramatisations”

Language

Dramatizations and dramatisations are both English terms.

Usage

Dramatizations is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while dramatisations is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
dramatizations 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
dramatisations 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "dramatizations" over "dramatisations" (100 to 0).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "dramatisations" over "dramatizations".
  • In India, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In the Philippines, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In Canada, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In Australia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatizations" and "dramatisations".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use dramatizations or dramatisations with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “dramatizations”

  • Dramatizations and fictionalizations
  • book illustrations (starting in 1833), dramatizations (starting in 1895), Hollywood films
  • Audio dramatizations of interactive movie video games
  • Dramatizations
  • series of full-cast audio theater dramatizations of Gardner's Perry Mason novels,
  • Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects depict what
  • episodes from Mishima's life with dramatizations of segments from his books.
  • Extensive dramatizations from the novel alternated with
  • and inspired books and television dramatizations.
  • focused on audiobook adaptations and dramatizations of books published by various

Examples of “dramatisations”

  • formed in 1908 to perform dramatisations of the works of novelist
  • and an account of the dramatisations of the book culminating in
  • Staged dramatisations
  • the Fringe (1960), and of dramatisations of J. P. Donleavy's The
  • Radio 4 has broadcast several dramatisations of the Diary.
  • The film mixes dramatisations with real and faux archival
  • also included archive footage and dramatisations of his actions.
  • Heroes, which included archive footage, dramatisations of his actions and an
  • featured "Museum Monologues", five in-gallery dramatisations produced by Inkbrew Productions of
  • Unlike previous Radio 4 dramatisations of novels from the Falco


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