Template:Use Oxford spelling
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This template encompasses Oxford spelling as well as (in chemistry-related articles) IUPAC spelling. Principally this means the use of -ize instead of -ise endings, but otherwise traditional British spelling and vocabulary.
Usage
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=March 2026}}
This maintenance template adds articles to Category:Use Oxford spelling to denote articles which have Oxford spelling.
Also consider using User:Ohconfucius/script/EngvarB.
See also
- {{Use American English}}
- {{Use Australian English}}
- {{Use Bangladeshi English}}
- {{Use British English}}
- {{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 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
Template Data
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TemplateData for Use Oxford spelling
Placed near the top of an article, informs editors to use Oxford English spelling in the article.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Month and year the article was verified as using Oxford spelling conventions
| Date | suggested |