Marginalized and marginalised are both English terms.
Marginalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US
) while marginalised 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
marginalized | 99 | 26 | 43 | 98 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 100 | 81 | 0 |
marginalised | 1 | 74 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 76 | 72 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Below, we provide some examples of when to use marginalized or marginalised with sample sentences.
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