User:JamesEG

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en This user is a native speaker of English.
es-0 Este usuario no entiende español (o lo entiende con mucha dificultad).
ga-0 Níl Gaeilge ag an úsáideoir seo, nó is beag atá sí aige.
ja-0 この利用者は日本語わかりません
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~ Previous Edits made with my dynamic IP address:
64.24.216.35 (Centauri (Babylon 5)), 64.24.218.83 (Marathon Trilogy) ~


Image:Paul1.gif This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.
you one This user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.
by This user has no opinion about the passive voice.
man-
kind
Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is "politically correct".
they This user considers singular they standard, modern, informal English usage, so avoids it on Wikipedia.
snuk This user says snuck.
to¦go This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
since This user dislikes the use of since to mean because.
Latin Plurals: "Data is are..." This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum".
; This user is addicted to semicolons; he or she uses them frequently.
(s)he This user supports parallel usage.
which & that This user knows how to use which and that correctly.
if & whether This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.
less & fewer This user understands the difference between less & fewer.
than / then This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then."
“,;:’ This user is a punctuation stickler.
.  The This user puts two spaces after a full stop.
, This user fixes comma splices. They are annoying.
A, B, and
A and B
This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.
its This user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is).
"…"!
US vs. UK
This user uses "logical quotation marks". Internal punctuation leads to factual errors. It's not a style issue!
()—, This user prefers to fully use commas, parentheses, and dashes as distinct grammatical constructs.
Yes—meaning no—she replied (as was customary), in spite of her better judgement.
Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
ANAL 4 This user advocates good grammar usage.
Pickyness Pickiness Happyness Happiness Busyness Business This user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness".
USage decline This user uses American English, but is appalled at its rapid and continuing deterioration.
AIM-Able This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not use it. Ever. Well, sarcastically sometimes. But that's it. Really. lulz.
śṣ This user believes that Indic languages should be properly transliterated.