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en-US means U.S. English.
'''en-US''' means U.S. English.


The microformats wiki re-uses the [http://www.w3.org/2001/06/manual/#Spelling W3C Manual of Style Spelling Editorial Guideline] and thus uses U.S. English for page names, and contents of English pages.
The microformats wiki re-uses the [http://www.w3.org/2001/06/manual/#Spelling W3C Manual of Style Spelling Editorial Guideline] and thus uses U.S. English for page names, and contents of English-language pages, although [[en-gb|British-English]] spellings {{must}} be preserved if originally used in:


See [[naming-conventions]] and [[how-to-play]].
* proper nouns
* direct quotations
* discussion opinions or comments signed by a speaker known to use British-English
* transcribed audio, where the speaker is known to use British-English
* URLs
* user pages
 
== FAQ ==
 
See [[en-us-faq]].
 
==To do==
 
You can help to [[to-do#Spelling|implement this policy]].
 
==References==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences Wikipedia: American and British English spelling differences]
 
==See also==
* [[en-gb]]
* [[naming-conventions]]
* [[how-to-play]]

Latest revision as of 16:21, 18 July 2020


en-US means U.S. English.

The microformats wiki re-uses the W3C Manual of Style Spelling Editorial Guideline and thus uses U.S. English for page names, and contents of English-language pages, although British-English spellings MUST be preserved if originally used in:

  • proper nouns
  • direct quotations
  • discussion opinions or comments signed by a speaker known to use British-English
  • transcribed audio, where the speaker is known to use British-English
  • URLs
  • user pages

FAQ

See en-us-faq.

To do

You can help to implement this policy.

References

See also