- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. While a majority opposed the move they did not dispute that British English applies to this article, and so the supporters have the stronger argument through MOS:POINTS. (closed by non-admin page mover) BilledMammal (talk) 02:05, 17 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
Charles Sagoe Jr. → Charles Sagoe Jr – British subject, so British spelling. His parent club (Arsenal) and his loan club (Swansea City) also list him this way. APM (talk) 14:38, 21 April 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). 162 etc. (talk) 16:47, 21 April 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:48, 9 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
- In fact, Cambridge dictionary actually says that Jnr. is the "British version", not Jr: [1]. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
- I assume they're referring to MOS:POINTS:
Contractions that do not contain an apostrophe almost always take a period in North American English, but not in British English when the contraction ends with the same letter as the full term: Doctor can be abbreviated Dr. in American and Canadian English, but is Dr in British English.
Graham (talk) 02:57, 28 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Oppose since Jr. is shortened for Junior - even though many different websites, along with the two listed in the nom, list this name towards your proposed location of this article. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 20:28, 23 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Oppose per above. Idiosincrático (talk) 02:33, 25 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Support per MOS:POINTS, which is clear on the subject. Graham (talk) 01:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Comment – With the RM having been relisted, I'm hoping the discussion can address the central consensus, recorded at MOS:POINTS, that the omission of a period in a contraction is the standard form in British English. Unfortunately, that doesn't appear to have been considered when the previous comments were made (and I regret that I didn't join the discussion until after a week had already gone by!). Graham (talk) 05:53, 9 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
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