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Usage
[edit]{{Use American English|date=August 2026}}
This maintenance template adds tagged articles to Category:Use American English to denote articles that have American English spelling.
TemplateData
[edit]This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Use American English in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Use American English
Placed near the top of an article; informs editors to use American English spelling in the article.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was last spell-checked for compliance with this dialect of English. {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Date | suggested |
Redirects
[edit]- Template:Use US English (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use U.S. English (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:EngvarA (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:En-US (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use United States English (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use american English (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use american english (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:En-us (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Enus (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:US-en (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use USA English (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use American (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use American ENGLISH (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use Mexican American English (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use American spelling (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use American english (redirect page) (links | edit)
- Template:Use AmE (redirect page) (links | edit)
See also
[edit]- Wikipedia:Database reports/Multiple "Use xxx English" templates, a report showing articles using two or more of the templates listed below.
- {{Use American English}}
- {{Use Australian English}}
- {{Use British English}}
- {{Use Canadian English}}
- {{Use Hiberno-English}}
- {{Use Hong Kong English}}
- {{Use Indian English}}
- {{Use New Zealand English}}
- {{Use Nigerian English}}
- {{Use Pakistani English}}
- {{Use Philippine English}}
- {{Use South African English}}