Talk:Security guard/Archives/2019
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In standard English, several noun/verb pairs are differentiated by the presence of C or S:
| Noun | Verb |
|---|---|
| advice | advise |
| device | devise |
| licence | license |
| practice | practise |
In certain colonial derivations, verbs ending in -se are inconsistently:
- changed to -ze (eg localize as a localised verb)
- left as normal (eg advise as a standard verb) or
- changed to -ce (eg practice as a nonstandard verb)
and nouns ending in ce are inconsistently:
- changed to -se (eg defence to defense, offence to offense, licence to license)
- left as normal (eg advice, device, presence)
Some contributors to this article clearly come from a background where an inconsistent derivative of English is prevalent and as a result the article's usage of the word "licence" is a mess. Sometimes "licence" (noun) and "license" (verb) are used as normal; elsewhere both noun and verb are spelt "license".
Ideally, formal language would endorse only the standard dialect, while regional derivations would remain folksy for their own peculiar subculture. But the English didn't establish an official body for formalising the language (as other languages have had) so the best we can do is aim for internal consistency within articles. Please will someone normalise the dialects in use in this article and transclude the relevant Template:British English (or variant) on this Talk page?
The first contributor to raise this article above a Stub (not that we used such terms in those days) wrote "Most U.S. states and countries require a license to work as a security guard." This is using the -se form (normally used as a verb) as a noun. MOS:RETAIN suggests therefore to adopt that editor's dialect for this article. 120.18.215.80 (talk) 01:26, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
Article should be renamed Security Officer
The largest security company in the world (Securitas) as well as the other top leading contendors including GS4 all use the title "security officer". As they employ more than any other security company in the world, it makes sense to adapt the article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.61.22.90 (talk) 19:11, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
- I hate when people use this term recently. They do not hold any office. They are therefore not "officers".23.81.209.173 (talk) 04:48, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
How can I join the group OTIENO boaz (talk) 10:51, 9 November 2019 (UTC)