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1 Grammar and usage
- 1.1 Punctuation
- 1.2 Pickyness
2 English Style
3 Instant Messenger
4 Eastern European
5 Indic transliteration

[edit] Grammar and usage

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they

This user has no opinion about singular they.

they

This user considers singular they standard English usage.

~~they~~

This user considers singular they substandard English usage.

ain't

This user considers ain't standard English usage.

amn't

This user considers amn't a perfectly logical alternative to aren't in the singular.

snk

This user says either sneaked or snuck.

snkt

This user says sneaked.

snuk

This user says snuck.

infinitive

This user has no opinion about split infinitives.

infin¦itive

This user chooses to sometimes split infinitives.

infin¦
itive

This user chooses never to split infinitives.

by	This user has no opinion about the passive voice.

by	The passive voice may be used by this user.

by	This user does not like the passive voice.

with, at, in, for, to...

This user has no opinion about ending a sentence with a preposition.

…in.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something this user is okay with.

~~... in.~~

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put.

~~mankind~~

This user supports the use of gender-neutral language.

(s)he

This user supports parallel usage.

man-
kind

Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is "politically correct".

to / too
/ two

Too many people have no idea how to use words they should have learned in grade two.

who(m)

This user uses either who or whom in the object case.

whom

This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees.

who

This user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?

which & that

This user knows how to use which and that correctly.

which / that

This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.

if & whether

This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.

less & fewer

This user understands the difference between less and fewer. So should you.

their / there / they're

This user knows that there, their, and they're are not the same word.

theire?

This user will use the words there and their interchangeably.

your/ you’re

This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, you’re in need of help.

You and Me

This user thinks that if you believe it is incorrect to use "you and me" as the subject of a sentence, you and me need to have a little talk...

Subj

This user likes that the Subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, he would use it.

their, to, your, its, ...

This users english is far from being perfect!.

Latin Plurals: "Data is are..."

This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum".

[edit] Punctuation

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!?	This user is a punctuation stickler.

. T

This user puts two spaces after a full stop.

. The

This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.

,	This user fixes comma splices as they are annoying.

,	This user has no opinion about the serial comma.

A, B, and C

This user prefers the serial comma.

A, B and C

This user prefers not to use the serial comma.

A, B, and
A and B

This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.

A, B, and
A and B

This user prefers to use the serial comma only when its omission can be confusing.

its & it's

This user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.

its/it's

It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.

its

This user understands the difference between its ("of it") and it's ("it is").

User:Stalefries/templatesitsits

its & it's

[song]

If it's supposed to be possessive,
it's just i-t-s,
but if it's supposed to be a contraction,
it's i-t-apostrophe-s...
Scalawag.
[/song]

’s	Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. ^[sic]

…	This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately….

“…”

This user favours typographic quotation marks over typewriter style.

"…"

This user favours typewriter style quotation marks over typographic ones.

“…”?

This user thinks “British punctuation is best for quotation marks”, do you?

“…!”

For quotation marks, this user would rather use “American punctuation.”

;	This user is addicted to semicolons; he or she uses them frequently.

[edit] Pickyness

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ANAL 1

User here dont worry two much about their's bad grammars.

ANAL 2

This user rely's on others better grammar too fix there article's.

ANAL 3

This user will not correct you're bad grammar.

ANAL 4

This user advocates good grammar usage.

ANAL

This user is incredibly stringent with professional grammar.

ə	This user is a Grammar nazi and wears a schwa sticker as proof.

~~Pickyness~~ Pickiness ~~Happyness~~ Happiness ~~Busyness~~ Business

This user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness".

[edit] English Style

See also the English style userboxes in Wikipedia:Userboxes/Non-ISO Languages.

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This user supports the English English language

UK	This user uses British English.

OED

This user uses Oxford spelling.

AU	This user uses Australian English.

IR	This user uses Irish English.

This user uses Commonwealth spelling.

CA	This user uses Canadian English spelling.

US	This user uses American English.

PR	Dis usel uses Goleta English, better knoun as "El Difícil"

Mix

This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.

NZ	This user uses New Zealand English.

Y'all

This user speaks Southron, y'all.

[edit] Instant Messenger

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AIM-0

This user does not understand or have any interest in AOLer.

AIM-1

This uzer has an amateur understanding of the AIM talk. Brb

AIM-2

This uzer has an intermediate understanding of teh AIM lingos. 0_0

AIM-3

Sweeet!!!!! LOL, Dis user has an advanced understanding of da AOL IM lingoz! Rok on!!!! :D

AIM-4

Dis d00d has a near-native understanding of da IM me! wordz. :p

AIM-5

2 kewl, dis d00d nowz dat AIM iz da onlee rael lingo, & wil likely dis reegard da boreing lingos.

AIM-Able

This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, and sometimes uses it, but not excessively.

AIM-Able

This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not use it. Ever.

Ths usr cn read & rite usin txt lang

cAPS

tHIS USER SPEAKS cAPS lOCK.

cAPS

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

[edit] Eastern European

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½ru
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½uk

Цей участник свободно говорить на суржику, не обращаючи увагі на граматику мішая расєйськія та українськія слова.

½ru
+
½be

Гэтай пользавацель свабодна размаўляе на трасянце, ня абрашчая увагі на граматыку мішая расейскія ды беларускія слава.

½be
+
½ru

Гэтай пользавацель ўважае трасянку, за рэяльнаю беларускаю мову, ды ніколы ня прызнае наркомаўку.

½ru
+
½tt

Бу юзер полутатарча-полуурысча туган тел уровененда владеть итә.

[edit] Indic transliteration

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śṣ	This user believes that Indic languages should be properly transliterated.

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