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Contents 1 Grammar and usage 1.1 Punctuation 2 English Style 3 Instant Messenger 4 Eastern European

This is a userpage directory of "grammar" userboxes. It is intended to track migrations to and help organize userboxes in userspace. For the corresponding project directory, see Wikipedia:Userboxes/Grammar.

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[edit] Grammar and usage

See also User:Xaosflux/UBX/Sexuality#Gender Pronouns.

Code	Result
{{User singular they}}	they? This user has no opinion about singular they.
{{User singular they:Yes}}	they This user considers singular they standard English usage.
{{User singular they:No}}	they This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
{{User past sneak}}	snk This user says either sneaked or snuck.
{{User past sneak:Sneaked}}	snkt This user says sneaked.
{{User past sneak:Snuck}}	snuk This user says snuck.
{{User split infinitive}}	infinitive This user has no opinion about split infinitives.
{{User split infinitive:Yes}}	to¦go This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
{{User split infinitive:No}}	infin¦ itive This user chooses never to split infinitives.
{{User passive voice}}	by This user has no opinion about the passive voice.
{{User passive voice:Yes}}	by The passive voice may be used by this user.
{{User passive voice:No}}	by This user does not like 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}}	mankind This user supports the use of gender-neutral language.
{{User -genderneutral}}	man- kind Regarding gender, this user will use 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}}	whom This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees.
{{user Whom:No}}	who This user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?
{{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 ifwhether}}	if & whether This 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 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...

[edit] Punctuation

Code	Result
{{User punctuation}}	“,;:’ This user is a punctuation stickler.
{{User french spacing}}	.  The This user puts two spaces after a full stop.
{{User french spacing:no}}	. The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
{{User comma-splice}}	, This user fixes comma splices. They are annoying.
{{User serial comma}}	, This user has no opinion about the serial comma.
{{User serial comma:Yes}}	A, B, and C This user prefers the serial comma.
{{User serial comma:No}}	A, B and C This user prefers not to use the serial comma.
{{User:Twas Now/Userbox/serial comma:usually}}	A, B, and A and B This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is 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 its}}	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).
{{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 ellipses}}	… This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately....
{{User curly quotes}}	“…” This user favours typographic quotation marks over typewriter style.
{{User straight quotes}}	"…" This user favours typewriter style quotation marks over typographic ones.

[edit] English Style

See also the English style userboxes in Wikipedia:Userboxes/Non-ISO Languages.

Code	Result
{{User British English}}	UK This user uses British English.
{{User Oxford Spelling}}	OED This user uses Oxford spelling.
{{User:UBX/Australian English}}	AU This user speaks Australian English.
{{User Irish English}}	ie This user uses Irish English.
{{User CommonwealthE}}	This user uses Commonwealth spelling.
{{User CommonwealthE Canadian}}	CA This user uses Canadian English spelling.
{{User:Feureau/UserBox/AmericanEnglish}}	US This user uses American English.
{{User:UBX/americanenglish}}	This user contributes using American English.
{{User Mixed English}}	Mix This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.
{{User Southron}}	Y'all This here user talks Southern, y'all.
{{User:Michaelphill/Userboxes/APStyle}}	AP This user prefers Associated Press style.

[edit] Instant Messenger

Code	Result
{{User AIM-0}}	AIM-0 This user does not understand or have any interest in AOLer.
{{User AIM-1}}	AIM-1 This uzer has an amateur understanding of the AIM talk. Brb
{{User AIM-2}}	AIM-2 This uzer has an intermediate understanding of teh AIM lingos. 0_0
{{User AIM-3}}	AIM-3 Sweeet!!!!! LOL, Dis user has an advanced understanding of da AOL IM lingoz! Rok on!!!! :D
{{User AIM-4}}	AIM-4 Dis d00d has a near-native understanding of da IM me! wordz!!!!!1111 :p
{{User AIM-5}}	AIM-5 2 kewl, dis d00d nowz dat AIM iz da onlee rael lingo, & wil likely dis reegard da boreing lingos.
{{User AIM-able-2}}	AIM-Able This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, and sometimes uses it, but not excessively.
{{User AIM-able}}	AIM-Able This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not use it. Ever. Well, sarcastically sometimes. But that's it. Really. lulz.
{{User text talk}}	Ths usr cn rd & rt usn txt lng
{{User caps}}	cAPS tHIS USER SPEAKS cAPS lOCK.
{{User caps2}}	cAPS CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

[edit] Eastern European

Code	Result
{{User ru-uk}}	½ru + ½uk Цей участник свободно говорить на суржику, не обращаючи увагі на граматику мішая расєйськія та українськія слова.
{{User ru-be}}	½ru + ½be Гэтай пользавацель свабодна размаўляе на трасянце, ня абрашчая увагі на граматыку мішая расейскія ды беларускія слава.
{{User be-ru}}	½be + ½ru Гэтай пользавацель ўважае трасянку, за рэяльнаю беларускаю мову, ды ніколы ня прызнае наркомаўку.
{{User ru-tt}}	½ru + ½tt Бу юзер полутатарча-полуурысча туган тел уровененда владеть итә.

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