Template:Use British English

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Usage

{{Use British English|date=November 2024}}

This maintenance template adds articles to the hidden category Category:Use British English to denote articles that have British English spelling. This is a spelling marker indicative of variants only from the viewpoint of the dictionary incorporated into ENGVAR script. The template and its use do not imply any statement, endorsement or otherwise of the code of English used in the tagged article. Please refer to the author if there is disagreement about words included in the dictionary.

See also

• {{Use American English}}
• {{Use Australian English}}
• {{Use Bangladeshi English}}
• {{Use British English}}
  • {{Use Oxford spelling}}
• {{Use Canadian English}}
• {{Use Ghanaian English}}
• {{Use Hiberno-English}}
• {{Use Hong Kong English}}
• {{Use Indian English}}
• {{Use Jamaican English}}
• {{Use Kenyan English}}
• {{Use Liberian English}}
• {{Use New Zealand English}}
• {{Use Nigerian English}}
• {{Use Pakistani English}}
• {{Use Philippine English}}
• {{Use Singapore English}}
• {{Use South African English}}
• {{Use Sri Lankan English}}
• {{Use Trinidad and Tobago English}}
• {{EngvarB}} – for non-specific but not N. American spelling
• {{Use dmy dates}} / {{Use mdy dates}}
• {{Globalize}} – for articles not representing a worldwide view

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This maintenance template adds tagged articles to [[Category:Use British English]] to denote articles that have British English spelling.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	suggested

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