Tea and a lump o' cake

December 2011

Sorry, my apologies: I was using the small WP:POPUPS edit window; it doesn't always reach the end. My bad. --Old Moonraker (talk) 17:29, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

• A templated text in further excuse for my error:

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Strange characters

I have spoken and written English my entire life and never used that strange character. It is probably best just to use normal English. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 07:20, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello,

Please see the Wikipedia Manual of Style guideline regarding variations of English, including WP:CONSISTENCY. Thus, "fetus" is just fine for a page using American English orthography (eg "colored"). Also, per our Fetus page, The etymologically correct original spelling, fetus is used in Canada and the United States. In addition, fetus is now the standard English spelling throughout the world in medical journals.[7]

Regards, —MistyMorn (talk) 20:47, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Respect varieties of English

In a recent edit to the page Hypercorrection, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. Cnilep (talk) 03:10, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

On a related note, Shropshire, Yorkshire etc. have a final /r/ for those speakers who allow a final /r/, including conservative RP. — kwami (talk) 02:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)