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| '''Pronunciation''' in Wikipedia is indicated in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] (IPA). In most situations, for ease of understanding by the majority of readers and across variants of the language, [[Phonetic transcription#Narrow versus broad transcription|quite broad]] IPA transcriptions are best for English pronunciations. See [[Wikipedia:IPA for English]] and [[Wikipedia:IPA]] (general) for keys, and {{tlx|IPA}} for templates that link to these keys. For English pronunciations, [[Help:Pronunciation respelling key|pronunciation respellings]] may be used {{em|in addition to}} the IPA. | | '''Pronunciation''' in Wikipedia is indicated in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] (IPA). In most situations, for ease of understanding by the majority of readers and across variants of the language, [[Phonetic transcription#Narrow versus broad transcription|quite broad]] IPA transcriptions are best for English pronunciations. See [[Wikipedia:IPA for English]] and [[Wikipedia:IPA]] (general) for keys, and {{tlx|IPA}} for templates that link to these keys. For English pronunciations, [[Help:Pronunciation respelling key|pronunciation respellings]] may be used {{em|in addition to}} the IPA. |
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| == See also ==
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| {{Wikipedia books|Wikipedia Manual of Style}}
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| * [[User:Tony1/Beginners' guide to the Manual of Style|Beginners' guide to the Manual of Style]] – a {{em|user essay}} of a trimmed-down version of the Manual of Style.
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| * [[Wikipedia:Editing policy|Editing policy]] – explains Wikipedia's general philosophy of editing.
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| * [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, textbook, or scientific journal|Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, textbook, or scientific journal]] – policy that we write for a general, not technical, readership as much as we can
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| * [[Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style|Manual of Style tutorial]] – a quick introduction to the style guide for articles.
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| * [[Wikipedia:Styletips|Styletips]] – a list of advice for editors on writing style and formatting.
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| * [[MOS:C|Topic- and culture-related Manuals of Style]] for film, novels, biographies, military history, etc.
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| === Guidance ===
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| * [[Wikipedia:Annotated article|Annotated article]] – is a well-constructed sample article, with annotations.
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| * [[WP:DEVELOP|Article development]] – lists the ways in which you can help an article grow.
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| ** [[Wikipedia:Basic copyediting|Basic copyediting]] – gives helpful advice on copy-editing.
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| ** [[Wikipedia:Writing better articles|Better articles]] – guidance on how to make articles better.
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| ** [[Wikipedia:The perfect article|Perfect article]] – point-by-point guidance on what makes a great article.
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| * [[Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes|Avoiding common mistakes]] – gives a list of common mistakes and how to avoid them.
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| * [[Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]] – suggests a bold attitude toward page updates.
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| * [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|Citing sources]] – explains process and standards for citing references.
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| * [[Help:Editing|Editing]] – is a short primer on editing pages.
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| * [[Style guide]] – contains links to the style guides of some magazines and newspapers.
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| * [[Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]] – explains the codes and resources available for editing a page.
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| === Development ===
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| * [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Style guide]] – lists some variations between the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team#Active projects|proposed printed versions of Wikipedia]] and the Manual of Style.
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| === Tools ===
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| * [[User talk:GregU/dashes.js|User:GregU's dashes script]] – a script that will fix dashes in articles in accordance with MOS:DASH
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| * [[User:Ohconfucius/script/MOSNUM dates|User:Ohconfucius MOSDATE script]] – a script that will unify dates in articles in accordance with MOS:DATEFORMAT
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| === Other community standards ===
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| * [[Wikipedia:List of policies|List of policies]] – a comprehensive, descriptive directory of policies
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| * [[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|List of guidelines]] – a comprehensive descriptive directory of guidelines.
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| ** [[Help:Contents/Directory#Community standards and advice|Community standards and advice]] – a quick directory of community norms and related guidance essays.
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| * [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide#Advice pages|Advice pages]] – about advice pages written by WikiProjects.
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| === Guidelines within Manual of Style ===
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| {{hatnote|For the major parts of the Manual of Style, see the sidebar at top right of this page (visible only in desktop view, not in [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style mobile view]).}}
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| (Links to policy and guidelines on specific questions.)
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| ==== Names ====
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| * Policy for naming articles: [[Wikipedia:Article titles|WP:AT]]
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| * Proper names
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| ** Generally (dedicated MOS page): [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Proper names|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Proper names (MOS:PN)]]
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| ** Place names: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Proper names#Place names|MOS:PN, at § Place names]]
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| ** Diacritical marks in names: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Proper names#Diacritics|MOS:PN, at § Diacritics]]
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| ** Same name for peoples and languages: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Proper names#Peoples and their languages|MOS:PN, at § Peoples and their languages]]
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| * Naming and identifying individuals and peoples:
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| ** Generally: [[#Identity|current page, at MOS:IDENTITY]]
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| ** Specifically (for individuals): [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies#Names|MOS:BIO, at WP:FULLNAME]]
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| ** Opening paragraph of biographies: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies#Opening paragraph|MOS:BIO, at WP:OPENPARA]]
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| * Names of organizations:
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| ** Generally (has application beyond to topic guideline in which it's presently located): [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Cue sports#Respect for official organization names|MOS:CUE, at § Respect for official organization names]]
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| ** Names that are also trademarks (dedicated MOS page): [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trademarks|MOS:TM]]
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| * Names of animal species, etc. (in article titles): [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna)|WP:FAUNA]]
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| ==== Capitalization ====
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| * Generally (dedicated MOS page): [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters|MOS:CAPS]]
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| * In musical items: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Music#Capitalization|MOS:MUSIC, at § Capitalization]]
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| ==== Language varieties ====
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| * English national varieties (U.S., British, and other): [[#National varieties of English|current page, at MOS:ENGVAR]]
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| ** Commonalities across national varieties: [[#Opportunities for commonality|current page, at WP:COMMONALITY]]
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| ** Topic strongly tied to one nation: [[#Strong national ties to a topic|current page, at MOS:TIES]]
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| ==== Foreign terms used in English ====
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| * [[#Foreign terms|current page, at MOS:FOREIGN]]
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| ==== Quotations in articles ====
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| * Generally: [[#Quotations|current page, at MOS:QUOTE]]
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| * Form of quotation marks: [[#Quotation marks|current page, at MOS:QUOTEMARKS]]
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| ==== Numbers, times, and dates ====
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| * Generally (dedicated MOS page): [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers|MOS:NUM]]
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| * Fractions: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Fractions|MOS:NUM, at MOS:FRAC]]
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| * Months, seasons, years, and longer periods of time: [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Longer periods|MOS:NUM, at § Longer periods]]
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| * Ages: [[Template:Age]]
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| ==== Lists ====
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| * Bulleted, numbered, or otherwise: [[#Bulleted and numbered lists|current page, at § Bulleted and numbered lists]]
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| ==== Punctuation guidance ====
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| * Generally: [[#Punctuation|current page, at § Punctuation]]
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| * Apostrophe: [[#Apostrophes|current page, at § Apostrophes]]
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| ** Possessive apostrophe: [[#Possessives|current page, at MOS:POSS]]
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| * Ampersand ("&"): [[#Ampersand|current page, at MOS:&]]
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| * Hyphen ("-"): [[#Hyphens|current page, at MOS:HYPHEN]]
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| * Dashes
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| ** Generally (em dash "—" and en dash "–"): [[#Dashes|current page, at MOS:DASH]]
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| ** En dash (more): [[#En dashes: other uses|current page, at MOS:ENDASH]]
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| ** Em dash, no spaces before or after: [[#Punctuating a sentence (em or en dashes)|current page, at MOS:EMDASH]]
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
