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* [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Era style|Era styles]] | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Era style|Era styles]] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#WP:CITEVAR Variations of citation style] (where applicable) | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#WP:CITEVAR Variations of citation style] (where applicable) | ||
= National varieties of English = | |||
{{see also|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Spelling}} | |||
The UniWiki prefers no major national variety of the language over any other. These varieties (e.g., [[Wikipedia:American English|American English]], [[Wikipedia:British English|British English]], etc.) differ in many ways, including vocabulary (''elevator'' vs. ''lift''), spelling (''center'' vs. ''centre''), date formatting ("April 13" vs. "13 April"), and occasionally grammar (see {{section link||Plurals}}, below). The following subsections describe how to determine the appropriate variety for an article. (The accepted style of punctuation is covered in {{section link||Punctuation}}, below.) | |||
== Consistency within articles == | |||
{{hatnote|See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Consistency Wikipedia:Consistency] for additional policies and guidelines on consistency.}} | |||
While Wikipedia does not favor any national variety of English, ''within a given article'' the conventions of one particular variety should be followed when possible. The exceptions are: | |||
* '''quotations, titles of works (books, films, etc.):''' Quote these as given in the source (but see {{section link||Typographic conformity}}, below); | |||
* '''proper names:''' Use the subject's own spelling e.g., {{dothis|joint project of the United States Department of Defense and the Australian Defence Force}}; | |||
* '''URLs:''' Changing the spelling of part of an external link's URL will almost always break the link. | |||
=Notes= | =Notes= | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||