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Wikipedia:Userboxes/Language/English/Grammar

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Grammar controversies

Code Result
{{User serial comma}}
,This user has no opinion about the serial comma.
{{User serial comma:Yes}}
A, B, and CThis user prefers the
serial comma.
{{User serial comma:No}}
A, B and CThis user prefers not to use the serial comma.
{{User singular they}}
they?This user has no opinion about singular they.
{{User singular they:Yes}}
theyThis user considers singular they standard English usage.
{{User singular they:No}}
they
he or she		This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
{{User past sneak}}
snkThis user says either sneaked or snuck.
{{User past sneak:Sneaked}}
snkdThis user says sneaked.
{{User past sneak:Snuck}}
snukThis user says snuck.
{{User split infinitive}}
infinitiveThis user has no opinion about split infinitives.
{{User split infinitive:Yes}}
to¦goThis user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
{{User split infinitive:No}}
infin¦
itive		This user chooses never to split infinitives.
{{user prepositions}}
with, at, in, for, to...This user has no opinion about ending a sentence with a preposition.
{{user prepositions:yes}}
…in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.
{{user prepositions:no}}
... in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put.
{{User_ellipses}}
…This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...

Usage controversies

Code Result
{{User genderneutral}}
mankindThis user supports the use of gender-neutral language.

American English

See also the American English userboxes in Wikipedia:Userboxes/Non-ISO Languages.
Code Result
{{User CommonwealthE}}
 This user uses Commonwealth spelling.
{{User-AmE-0}} Template:User-AmE-0
{{User AmE-0}}
en-
US-0		This user does not understand American English and doesn't bloody well want to.
{{User-AmE-x}} Template:User-AmE-x
{{User AmE-5}}
en-us
-5		This user can contribute at a professional level of American English.

Instant Messenger

Code Result
{{User AIM-0}}
AIM-0This user does not understand or have any interest in AOLer.
{{User AIM-1}}
AIM-1This uzer has an amateur understanding of the AIM talk. Brb
{{User AIM-2}}
AIM-2This uzer has an intermediate understanding of the AIM lingos. 0_0
{{User AIM-3}}
AIM-3Sweeet!!!!! LOL, Dis user has an advanced understanding of da AOL IM lingoz! Rok on!!!! :D
{{User AIM-4}}
AIM-4Dis d00d has a near-native understanding of da IM me! wordz!!!!!1111 :p
{{User AIM-5}}
AIM-52 kewl, dis d00d nowz dat AIM iz da onlee rael lingo, & wil likely dis reegard da boreing lingos.
{{User text talk}}
 Ths usr cn rd & rt usn txt lng
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