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Usage
edit{{Use British English/doc|date=November 2024}}
This maintenance template adds articles to the hidden category Category:Use British English to denote articles that have British English spelling. This is a spelling marker indicative of variants only from the viewpoint of the dictionary incorporated into the ENGVAR script. The template and its use do not imply any endorsement of the variant of English used in the tagged article. Please contact the script's author if there is disagreement about words included in the script's dictionary.
See also
edit- {{Use American English}}
- {{Use Australian English}}
- {{Use Bangladeshi English}}
- {{Use British English}}
- {{Use Canadian English}}
- {{Use Ghanaian English}}
- {{Use Hiberno-English}}
- {{Use Hong Kong English}}
- {{Use Indian English}}
- {{Use Jamaican English}}
- {{Use Kenyan English}}
- {{Use Liberian English}}
- {{Use New Zealand English}}
- {{Use Nigerian English}}
- {{Use Pakistani English}}
- {{Use Philippine English}}
- {{Use Singapore English}}
- {{Use South African English}}
- {{Use Sri Lankan English}}
- {{Use Trinidad and Tobago English}}
- {{Use Ugandan English}}
{{EngvarB}}– deprecated; for non-specific but not North American spelling
TemplateData
editTemplateData for Use British English
This maintenance template adds tagged articles to [[Category:Use British English]] to denote articles that have British English spelling.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |