Wikipedia:Userboxes/Language/English/Grammar

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WP:UBX/GRAMMARWP:UBX/GRAMMAR

Interest

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{{User English grammar}}

This user is interested in
English grammar.

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General prescriptive

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{{User:Dude1818/Userboxes/grammar}}

This user knows that because English is a living language, grammar and syntax are not fixed.

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Specific disputes

Capitalization

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{{User:Steveprutz/caps}}

golden toad

This user advocates lowercase common names in an encyclopedia.

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Case

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{{User Whom}}

who(m)

This user uses either who or whom in the object case.

{{User Whom:No}}

who

This user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?

{{User Whom:Yes}}

whom

This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever they see.

{{User you and me}}

You and Me

This user thinks that if you believe it is incorrect to use "you and me" as the object of a sentence, a little talk needs to be had by you and me...

{{User:The Makhnovshchina/Userboxen/You & Me}}

You & Me

This user thinks that if you believe it is always incorrect to use "you and me" as the object of a sentence, a little talk needs to be had by you and me...

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Contractions

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{{User Amn't:Yes}}

amn't

This user considers amn't a perfectly logical alternative to aren’t in the first person singular.

{{User contractions}}

This user doesn't like contractions
in the main namespace.

{{User:ANormalUsername1/couldntve/}}

couldn't've

This user believes that couldn't've would make a perfectly fine word.

{{User:Cegalegolog99/Userboxes/y'all vs. ain't}}

y'all

This user believes that y'all is a real word, but ain't isn't one.

~~ain't~~

{{User ain't:Yes}}

ain't

This user says it ain't wrong to use ain't.

{{User:Danielaustinhall12/Userboxes/Ain't}}

Ain't

This user believes that ain't is a proper word to use in place of a contraction of a verb and a pronoun. Ain't that right?

{{User:Wikiwow/yall-yes}}

y'all

This user thinks y'all serves a useful purpose as a second-person plural pronoun, and would like to see y'all use it more often.

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Quantity

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{{Template:User fewer}}

less & fewer

This user understands the difference between less & fewer.

{{Template:User much-many yes}}

much & many

This user understands the difference between much & many.

{{Template:User not amount}}

correct
number

This user refuses to use the quantifying noun "amount"
with plural nouns!

{{Template:User not less}}

fewer
mistakes

This user refuses to use the adjective "less" with
plural nouns!

{{Template:User not much}}

many
plaudits

This user refuses to use the adjective "much" with
plural nouns!

{{Template:User not decimated}}

⅒

This user refuses to use the verb "decimate" as a synonym for "obliterate"!

{{Template:User not completely decimated}}

⅒

This user knows that the phrase
"completely decimated"
is "completely improper"!

{{Template:User unique}}

1

This user refuses to apply the adjective "unique" to anything
that is not the only one of its kind!

{{Template:User not unique}}

1

This user refuses to use the
adjective "unique" as a
synonym for "distinctive"!

{{Template:User not most unique}}

1

This user knows that the superlative
"most unique" is
"most improper"!

{{Template:User infinite}}

∞

This user refuses to apply the adjective "infinite" to things that
are enormous but not limitless.

{{User:Atemperman/Userboxes/English Singulars}}

English Singulars: "The data is..."

This user recognizes that "data", "media", and "agenda" have become incorporated into English as singular nouns.

{{User:Unimaginative Username/Userboxes/Latin Plurals}}

Latin Plurals: "Data is are..."

This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum".

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Prepositions

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{{User prepositions}}

with, at, in, for, to...

This user has no opinion about ending a sentence with a preposition.

{{User prepositions:no}}

... in.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put.

{{User prepositions:yes}}

…in.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.

{{User:Gamingforfun365/Userboxes/Prepositional Adverbs}}

...in. (some-times)

Ending a sentence with a preposition would be something with which this user does not like dealing unless it be used either in a passive voice, in an infinitive, or as a prepositional adverb.

{{User:JapanYoshi/Userbox/Prepositions}}

…put‿up ~~with~~.

This user finds sentences ending with a preposition that is part of a phrasal verb to be fine, but all other prepositions belong elsewhere.

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Pronouns

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{{User English T-V:Yes}}

Thou/Ye

This user wants to resurrect the T–V distinction in English.

{{User:CanonLawJunkie/Userboxes/Majestic Plural}}

We

This user refers to themselves in the majestic plural.

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Gender neutrality

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{{User genderneutral}}

~~mankind~~

This 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:UBX/avoid gender}}

person,
humanity

This editor writes carefully to avoid gender neutrality issues completely.

{{User:Cedlaod/Userboxes/User parallelusage}}

(s)he

This user supports parallel usage.

{{User:Nosleep/User genderneutralflex}}

fire~~man~~fighter
mankind

This user supports the use of gender-neutral language when it reasonably exists as an alternative to a common gendered word.

{{User:OrangeDog/Userboxes/Spivak 2}}

Ey
Em
Eir

While this user doesn't use Spivak pronouns in eir edits, ey do so outside Wikipedia.

{{User:OrangeDog/Userboxes/Spivak}}

Ey
Em
Eir

This user prefers to use Spivak pronouns in eir edits.

{{User:Stagyar Zil Doggo/Userboxes/gender neutrality}}

~~neutrality~~

This user could not care less about the use of gender-neutral language.

{{User:The Homosexualist/U/On preserving archaicisms}}

human-
kind

Regarding gender, neutrality is vernacular. Patriarchy is archaic.

{{User:Wilhelm meis/Userboxes/Man}}

wyf-
man

This user understands grammatical gender historically preceded and is independent of natural gender.

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Singular 'they'

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{{User singular they:Gender}}

they

This user frequently uses singular they as it is a handy gender-neutral pronoun.

{{User singular they:Gender (want of a better word)}}

they

This user frequently uses the singular they for want of a better gender-neutral pronoun.

{{User singular they:Gender-1}}

they

This user thinks the singular they is far less clumsy than the he-or-she writearound.

{{User singular they:No}}

~~they~~
he or she

This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.

{{User singular they:Sometimes}}

they

he or she

This user considers "he or she" to be more appropriate in formal English; however, the singular they deserves recognition as a less awkward gender-neutral pronoun.

{{User singular they:Their}}

their

This user frequently uses the singular they as a gender-neutral pronoun but it comes out more as their.

{{User singular they:Yes}}

they

This user considers singular they standard English usage.

{{User singular they:Yes Native}}

they

This native speaker of English considers singular they standard.

{{User singular they}}

they?

This user has no opinion about singular they.

{{User Some people are they}}

They

Some people are 'they'. Get over it!

{{User:UBX/singular they:Iffy}}

they…

This user considers singular they standard, modern, informal English usage, so avoids it on Wikipedia.

{{User:Gamingforfun365/Userboxes/Singular they replacement}}

{{{1}}}
{{{2}}}
{{{3}}}
{{{4}}}

If this user could come up with standard words to replace the singular they, them, their, and themselves/themself, they would respectively be {{{1}}}, {{{2}}}, {{{3}}}, and {{{4}}}.

{{User:Middle 8/Userbox/singular-they}}

they

This user prefers singular they.

{{User:Middle 8/Userbox/singular-they3}}

they

This user prefers singular they, and is in good company.

{{User:Dchmelik/Userboxes/No singular they}}

~~they~~
it

This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.

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Punctuation

Apostrophes

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{{User apostrophe}}

’s

This user realises that plural nouns should not have an apostrophe while possessive words should!

{{User Apostrophe Abuse}}

’s

Thi'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:Saerain/Userboxes/Apostrophe abuse}}

’s

This user understands that ~~apostrophe's~~ apostrophes are for possession and contraction, not pluralization.

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Commas

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{{User comma-splice}}

,

This user fixes comma-splices; they are annoying.

{{User comma-verb}}

,

This user fixes commas that separate verb from subject or that separate two verbs or verbal phrases in a compound predicate.

{{User Oxford comma}}

,

This user supports the use of the Oxford comma.

{{User serial comma}}

,

This user has no opinion about the serial comma.

{{User serial comma:No}}

A, B and C

This user prefers not to use the serial comma.

{{User serial comma:Sometimes 2}}

A, B and C.
A, the first letter, and B.

This user prefers to use the serial comma only when its omission can be confusing.

{{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 serial comma:usually}}

A, B, and
A and B

This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.

{{User serial comma:Yes}}

A, B, and C

This user prefers the
serial comma.

{{User:Scholarly Breeze/Oxford Comma}}

,

This user supports the use of the
Oxford comma.

{{User:Unimaginative Username/Userboxes/cereal comma}}

Wheaties, Cheerios, and Rice Chex

This user prefers the cereal comma.

{{User:AriTheHorse/Userbox Oxford Comma}}

,

This user strongly supports the use of the oxford comma.

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Full stops (periods)

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{{User double spacing}}

. The

This user puts two spaces after a period.

{{User double spacing:no}}

. The

This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.

{{User sentence choice}}

. The

This user believes sentence spacing is a style choice, not a law.

{{User:JapanYoshi/Userbox/Double spacing}}

.␣The
.␣␣The This user puts two spaces after a full stop only in monospace text.

{{User Mr Mrs}}

Mr
Mrs

This user uses Mr and Mrs instead of Mr. and Mrs.

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Quotation marks

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{{User American quotes}}

"...,"

For quotation marks, this user would rather use "American punctuation."

{{User British quotes}}

"…"?

This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you?

{{User curly quotes}}

“…”

This user favors curly quotation marks over straight style.

{{User Joyce quotes}}

―

This user favours quotation dashes over quotation marks.

{{User Quotation Marks}}

"..!"

This user believes that punctuation should always come on the inside of quotation marks.

{{User straight quotes}}

"…"

This user favours typewriter style quotation marks over typographic ones.

{{User logical quotes}}

"…"!
~~US vs. UK~~

This user uses "logical quotation marks". Forcing internal punctuation leads to factual errors. It's not a nationalistic style issue!

{{User:UBX/logical curly quotes}}

“...”!
~~US vs. UK~~

This user uses logical quotation marks. Internal punctuation leads to factual errors. It's not a style issue!

{{User:Facklere/Punctuation End Sentence}}

A sentence contains "A quoted sentence.".

This user thinks, "Punctuation should come at the end of every sentence.".

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Other punctuation

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{{User ellipses}}

…

This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...

{{User hyphenation}}

-

This user is a hyphenation expert.

{{User semicolon}}

;

This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly.

{{User:UBX/ellipses-no}}

This user terminates unquoted ellipses on sight. This is not your blog. We end sentences properly.

{{User:UBX/exclam-abuse}}

???
?!?
!!!

This user terminates excessive use of exclamation points and question marks on sight. Grow up!

{{User:Ajmint/Userboxes/dash}}

—

This user knows the difference between a dash and a hyphen, and follows MOS:DASH.

{{User:Paranomia/Userboxes/Semicolons}}

;

This user is addicted to semicolons; they use them frequently.

{{User:WikiUser70176/Brackets}}

(

This user makes extensive use of brackets because they (the brackets) add clarity.

)

{{User:Notcharizard/userboxes/interrobang}}

‽

This user loves interrobangs.
Do you‽

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Favorite punctuation

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{{User:Cegalegolog99/Userboxes/Colons}}

:

This user has a favorite punctuation you might not have: colons.

{{User:Cegalegolog99/Userboxes/Commas}}

,

This user's favorite punctuation is commas, guys, not exclamation points or whatever.

{{User:Cegalegolog99/Userboxes/Periods}}

.

This user's favorite punctuation is the period.

{{User:Cegalegolog99/Userboxes/Semicolons}}

;

This user's favorite punctuation is semicolons; they like using them a lot.

{{User hyphen}}

-

This user's favourite punctuation is the word-connecting hyphen.

{{User:Not a very active user/Userboxes/Exclamation mark overuse!}}

¡¡¡This user overuses exclamation marks!!!

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Relative clauses

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{{User whichthat}}

which & that

This user knows how to use which and that correctly.

{{User whichthat-0}}

which
that

This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.

{{User:Atemperman/Userboxes/whichthat-1}}

which & that

This user joins with Dickens, Melville, and other great writers in rejecting the canard that which may not be used for restrictive relative clauses.

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Split infinitives

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{{User split infinitive}}

infinitive

This user has no opinion about split infinitives.

{{User split infinitive:No}}

infin¦
itive

This user chooses never to split infinitives.

{{User split infinitive:Yes}}

to¦go

This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.

{{User:Zenswashbuckler/Uboxes/Splitinfin}}

to¦<b>ly¦go

This user is proud to rightfully split infinitives.

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Subject-verb agreement

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{{User:Mojoworker/Userboxes/There's}}

"There's" with a plural subject

This user knows that "there's" with a plural subject is a pervasive grammatical error. ~~There's~~ ^{There are} too many people making this mistake. Don't be one of them.

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Verb tense/mood/voice

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{{User passive voice}}

by

This user has no opinion about the passive voice.

{{User passive voice:No}}

by

This user does not use the passive voice.

{{User passive voice:Yes}}

by

The passive voice may be used by this user.

{{User:Johanna-Hypatia/Userboxes/Subjunctive}}

subj

This user likes that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, she would use it.

{{User:Lofty/Userboxes/Grammar/Subjunctive}}

Subj

This user prefers that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, he would use it.

{{User:Saerain/Userboxes/Subjunctive}}

subj

This user prefers that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, they would use it.

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Sneaked/snuck

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{{User past sneak}}

snk

This user says either sneaked or snuck.

{{User past sneak:depends}}

snk

This user says he/she/it sneaked and they snuck.

{{User past sneak:Sneaked}}

snkd

This user says sneaked.

{{User past sneak:Snuck}}

snuk

This user says snuck.

{{User past sneak:uncomfortable}}

snk

This user feels uncomfortable with both sneaked and snuck.

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Word choice

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{{User sax-en}}

sax-en

This brooker wishes to cleanse English of needless fremd words.

{{User:Anon126/Userboxes/Try and}}

~~try and~~
try to

This user tries to discourage usage of "try and".

{{User:JapanYoshi/Userbox/Wait}}

wait on
wait for

Unless you’re waiting on a bench for the bus to arrive, this user is waiting for you to stop saying you’re “waiting on” something.

{{User:dtrebbien/Userboxes/since}}

since

This user dislikes the use of since to mean because.

{{User:Kmcnamee/Userboxes/After having}}

~~After~~ having

Having learnt to appreciate good grammar, this user thinks that After is a superflous prefix.

{{User:Lighthead/Big words}}

~~ubiquitous~~

This user feels that if a person cannot concisely describe what they mean without using so-called big words, then they should not be identified as being truly intelligent.

{{User:Saerain/Userboxes/Accurate words}}

ubiquitous ≠ widespread

This user asserts that the more common word is often not the most precise.

{{User:Brock256/alright userbox}}

all right

Use of the nonstandard "alright" drives this user crazy.

{{User:JapanYoshi/Userbox/Alright}}

alright

≠

all right

This user distinguishes “alright” (acceptable) and “all right” (entirely correct) as two different words that are both alright.

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Other grammar issues

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{{User hopeably}}

hopeably

This user encourages the hopeable popularization of the word hopeably, or even hopeäbly, and hopefully hopes that you hopeably do so too.

{{User:FormalDude/Userboxes/Concision}}

This editor values concise writing.

{{User:Mzk1/Userboxes/Lost adverb}}

-ly

This user mourns the apparent death of the adverb, a loss that this user feels most serious.

{{User:OrangeDog/Userboxes/Based}}

based

Based on experience, this user knows that based off is nearly always incorrect.

{{User:Typingwestern015/Userboxes/No On Double Negatives}}

~~ain't nobody~~

This user hates seeing double negatives clutter up the English language. ‹The template He or she is being considered for merging.› he/she wants to stomp it out no matter what it takes.

{{User:Ute in DC/Dangling modifiers}}

DM

Causing unintended humor, this user edits dangling modifiers.

{{User:GenderBiohazard/Thorn}}

Þ

Þis user supports bringing back þe letter Þ to modern English.

{{User:DannyRogers800/Userboxes/Doublespeak}}

This user rejects
doublespeak.

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Frequently confused words

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{{User ifwhether}}

if & whether

This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.

{{User its-it's}}

its & it's

This user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.

{{User its2}}

its
it's

It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.

{{User itsalt}}

its

This user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has).

{{User:Stalefries/templatesitsits}}

its & it's

This user thinks
ohh, if you want it to be possessive,
it's just i-t-s,
but if it's supposed to be a contraction,
then it's i-t-apostrophe-s...
Scalawag.

{{User than then}}

than
then

This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then."

{{User theire}}

theire?

This user will use the words there and their interchangeably.

{{User theretheirthey're}}

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 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 youryou're}}

your
you're

This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.

{{User:JustSomeoneNo/User Whose}}

who's & whose

This user knows the difference between Who's and Whose and will fix all misuse on Wikipedia

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Pickiness

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{{User anal-1}}

ANAL 1

User here dont worry two much about their's bad grammars.

{{User anal-2}}

ANAL 2

This user rely's on others better grammar too fix there article's.

{{User anal-3}}

ANAL 3

This user will not correct you're bad grammar.

{{User anal-4}}

ANAL 4

This user advocates good grammar usage.

{{User anal-5}}

ANAL 5

This user is incredibly stringent with professional grammar.

{{User grammar}}

GN

This user is a grammar nut.

{{User Grammar nazi}}

This user is a Grammar Nazi.

{{User Grammar Ninja}}

GN

This user is a Grammar Ninja and says "WAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" as proof.

{{User grammarnazi:No}}

ain't

This user believes that prescriptive grammar rules stem from linguistic ignorance and are used to enforce economic class distinctions.

{{User Pickiness}}

~~Pickyness~~ Pickiness

This user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness".

{{User punctuation}}

“,;:’

This user is a punctuation stickler.

{{User Typo Team}}

tyop
typo

This user is a member of the
Wikipedia Typo Team.

{{User:Galaxiaad/typo}}

tyop

typo

This user is a member of the Wikipedia Typo Team.

{{User:UBX/MistEYk}}

MistEYk

This user does not always see their grammar mistakes. It would be nice of you to correct them.

{{User:Cbies/Userboxes/CREO}}

CREO

This user is a member of the Campaign for Real English Online.

{{User:Rambo's Revenge/Userboxes/Grammar}}

This user thinks good grammar is sexy.

{{User:Who R you?/Userboxes/Anal-4a}}

ANAL 4 A

This user advocates the use of proper grammatic structure.

{{User:KomradeKalashnikov/Userboxes/Grammar Nazi}}

G

This user is a Grammar Nazi.

{{User:JapanYoshi/Userbox/Grammar}}

The only good Nazi is a "Grammar Nazi".

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English language varieties

See Wikipedia:Userboxes/English/Varieties for English language varieties userbox templates.

English language varieties userbox templates

User interests: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

See also

See Wikipedia:Userboxes
for a guide to userbox templates.

A guide to userbox templates

See Wikipedia:Userboxes/Galleries
for a guide to userbox galleries.

A guide to userbox galleries

See Wikipedia:Userboxes/Galleries/alphabetical
for a list of all userbox galleries.

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