Template talk:Use Pakistani English

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This template was considered for deletion on 2019 April 6. The result of the discussion was speedy keep.

This template appears to be redundant to Template:Use British English

Latest comment: 7 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Please see Template talk:EngvarB#More low-hanging fruit and comment there. – Jonesey95 (talk) 02:10, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Just one word changes everything:

Brinjal (example 2) is used for what is eggplant in the US and aubergine in the UK (there is no international word for "eggplant/aubergine" that can supplant any of the variants, and so Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Opportunities for commonality cannot apply). Yes, I chose a Pakistani state government page and a page in Dawn to show this. This is not casual/man on the street English, and this is not spoken English. It's the formal and written English of Pakistan.

This academic article on Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) (p. 21, PDF p. 7/18) identifies "brinjal" as specifically being Pakistani English.

I could find other potential vocabulary differences, but in my view "brinjal" is key in showing that Pakistani written, formal, standardized English is distinct. It is an important word when writing about agriculture/food services in a country/region, and is not easily avoided.

While this may be almost identical to Indian English, this template just cannot be merged with Indian English in my view. It's unavoidable due to nationalism.

WhisperToMe (talk) 04:47, 16 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

This template appears to be redundant to Template:Use British English