Wikipedia:Userboxes/Language/English/Grammar

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Grammar and usage

See also Wikipedia:Userboxes/Sexuality#Gender Pronouns.



Code Result
{{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 passive voice}}
byThis user has no opinion about the passive voice.
{{User passive voice:Yes}}
byThe passive voice may be used by this user.
{{User passive voice:No}}
byThis user does not use the passive voice.
{{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 genderneutral}}
mankindThis user supports the use of gender-neutral language.
{{User -genderneutral}}
man-
kind
Regarding gender, this user prefers the vernacular, not what is politically correct.
{{User totootwo}}
to
too
two
This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.
{{User Whom}}
who(m)This user uses either who or whom in the object case.
{{User Whom:Yes}}
whomThis user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever they see.
{{user Whom:No}}
whoThis user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?
{{User whichthat}}
which & thatThis user knows how to use which and that correctly.
{{User whichthat-0}}
which
that
This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.
{{User ifwhether}}
if & whetherThis user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.
{{User theretheir}}
their
there
they're
This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!
{{User theire}}
theire?This user will use the words there and their interchangeably.
{{User youryou're}}
your
you're
This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
{{User yourdumb}}
you're dumbThis user thinks you are dumb if your grammar is correct.

Punctuation

Code Result
{{User punctuation}}
“,;:’This user is a punctuation stickler.
{{User french spacing}}
.  TheThis user puts two spaces after a period.
{{User french spacing:no}}
. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
{{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 serial comma:Sometimes}}
A, B, and
A and B
This user prefers to use the serial comma only when its omission can be confusing.
{{User its}}
itsThis user is a native speaker of Itsekiri.
{{User its2}}
its
it's
It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.
{{User itsalt}}
itsThis user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has).
{{User Apostrophe Abuse}}
’sThi'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.
{{User ellipses}}
This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...

English Style

See also the English style userboxes in Wikipedia:Userboxes/Non-ISO Languages.
Code Result
{{User British English}}
UKThis user uses British English.
{{User Oxford Spelling}}
OEDThis user uses Oxford spelling.
{{User Australian English}}
AUSThis user uses Australian English.
{{User CommonwealthE}}
 This user uses Commonwealth spelling.
{{User CommonwealthE Canadian}}
CAThis user uses
Canadian English spelling.
{{User American English}}
USThis user uses
American English.
{{User Southron}}
Y'allThis here user talks Southern, y'all.

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 AIM-able}}
AIM-AbleThis user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not seriously use it. Ever.
{{User text talk}}
 Ths usr cn rd & rt usn txt lng
{{User caps}}
cAPStHIS USER SPEAKS cAPS lOCK.
{{User caps2}}
cAPSCAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

Eastern European

Code Result
{{User ru-uk}}
½ru
+
½uk
Цей учасник свободно говорить на суржику, не обрашяючи увагі на граматику мішая расєйськія та українськія слова.
{{User ru-be}}
½ru
+
½be
Гэтат пользавацель свабодна размаўляе на трасянце, ня абрашчая увагі на граматыку, мяшая расейскія ды беларускія слава.
{{User be-ru}}
½be
+
½ru
Гэтат пользавацель свабодна размавляе на трасянцэ, змешывая беларускія і рускія слава.
{{User ru-tt}}
½ru
+
½tt
Бу юзер полутатарча-полуурысча туган тел уровененда владеть итә.