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This is a userpage directory of "grammar" userboxes. It is intended to track migrations to and help organize userboxes in userspace. For the corresponding project directory, see Wikipedia:Userboxes/Grammar.

For more information see Wikipedia:Userbox migration.

See also User:Xaosflux/UBX/Sexuality#Gender Pronouns.

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{{Template:User singular they}}

they?

This user has no opinion about singular they.

{{Template:User singular they:Yes}}

they

This user considers singular they standard English usage.

{{Template:User singular they:No}}

~~they~~
he or she

This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.

{{Template:User past sneak}}

snk

This user says either sneaked or snuck.

{{Template:User past sneak:Sneaked}}

snkd

This user says sneaked.

{{Template:User past sneak:Snuck}}

snuk

This user says snuck.

{{Template:User split infinitive}}

infinitive

This user has no opinion about split infinitives.

{{Template:User split infinitive:Yes}}

to¦go

This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.

{{Template:User split infinitive:No}}

infin¦
itive

This user chooses never to split infinitives.

{{Template:User passive voice}}

by

This user has no opinion about the passive voice.

{{Template:User passive voice:Yes}}

by

The passive voice may be used by this user.

{{Template:User passive voice:No}}

by

This user does not use the passive voice.

{{Template:user prepositions}}

with, at, in, for, to...

This user has no opinion about ending a sentence with a preposition.

{{Template:user prepositions:yes}}

…in.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.

{{Template:user prepositions:no}}

... in.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put.

{{Template:User genderneutral}}

~~mankind~~

This user supports the use of gender-neutral language.

{{Template:User -genderneutral}}

man-
kind

Regarding gender, this user prefers the vernacular, not what is politically correct.

{{Template:User totootwo}}

to
too
two

This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.

{{Template:User Whom}}

who(m)

This user uses either who or whom in the object case.

{{Template:User Whom:Yes}}

whom

This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever they see.

{{Template:user Whom:No}}

who

This user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?

{{Template:User whichthat}}

which & that

This user knows how to use which and that correctly.

{{Template:User whichthat-0}}

which
that

This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.

{{Template:User ifwhether}}

if & whether

This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.

{{Template:User theretheir}}

their
there
they're

This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!

{{Template:User theire}}

theire?

This user will use the words there and their interchangeably.

{{Template:User youryou're}}

your
you're

This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.

{{Template:User you and me}}

You and Me

This user thinks that if you believe it is incorrect to use "you and me" as the object of a sentence, a little talk needs to be had by you and me...

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Punctuation

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{{Template:User punctuation}}

“,;:’

This user is a punctuation stickler.

{{User:UBX/Userboxes/Grammar/Dashes}}

—

This user gets very annoyed when people use hyphens when they should be using dashes.

{{Template:User french spacing}}

. The

This user puts two spaces after a period.

{{Template:User french spacing:no}}

. The

This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.

{{Template:User comma-splice}}

,

This user fixes comma-splices; they are annoying.

{{Template:User serial comma}}

,

This user has no opinion about the serial comma.

{{Template:User serial comma:Yes}}

A, B, and C

This user prefers the serial comma.

{{Template:User serial comma:No}}

A, B and C

This user prefers not to use the serial comma.

{{User:Twas Now/Userbox/serial comma:usually}}

A, B, and
A and B

This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.

{{Template:User serial comma:Sometimes}}

A, B, and
A and B

This user prefers to use the serial comma only when its omission can be confusing.

{{Template:User ITS}}

its & it's

This user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.

{{Template:User its2}}

its
it's

It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.

{{Template:User itsalt}}

its

This user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has).

{{Template:User Apostrophe Abuse}}

’s

Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice.

{{Template:User ellipses}}

…

This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...

{{Template:User curly quotes}}

“…”

This user favors curly quotation marks over straight style.

{{Template:User straight quotes}}

"…"

This user favours typewriter style quotation marks over typographic ones.

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See also the English style userboxes in Wikipedia:Userboxes/Non-ISO Languages.

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{{Template:User British English}}

UK

This user uses British English.

{{Template:User CommonwealthE}}

This user uses Commonwealth spelling.

{{Template:User CommonwealthE Canadian}}

CA

This user uses
Canadian English spelling.

{{Template:User Irish English}}

IE

This user uses Irish English.

{{Template:User Johnson}}

This user honours Samuel Johnson
for his enduring contributions to the English language.

{{Template:User Mixed English}}

Mix

This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.

{{Template:User orthography}}

This user advocates the
logical and consistent reform
of English orthography.

{{Template:User Oxford Spelling}}

OED

This user uses Oxford spelling.

{{Template:User Southron}}

Y'all

This here user talks Southern, y'all.

{{Template:User Webster}}

This user honors Noah Webster
for saving the English language
from the Saxon hordes.

{{User:Feureau/UserBox/AmericanEnglish}}

US

This user uses American English.

{{User:Michaelphill/Userboxes/APStyle}}

AP	This user prefers Associated Press style.

{{User:UBX/americanenglish}}

This user contributes using American English.

{{User:UBX/Australian English}}

AU

This user speaks Australian English.

{{User:A. Pseudonym/UBX/Commonwealth English}}

en

This user uses Commonwealth English on talk pages, but the appropriate variety of English in articles.

{{User:A. Pseudonym/UBX/Good Grammar}}

This user thinks good grammar is sexy.

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{{Template:User AIM-0}}

This user does not understand or have any interest in AOLer.

{{Template:User AIM-1}}

This uzer has an amateur understanding of the AIM talk. Brb

{{Template:User AIM-2}}

This uzer has an intermediate understanding of the AIM lingos. 0_0

{{Template:User AIM-3}}

Sweeet!!!!! LOL, Dis user has an advanced understanding of da AOL IM lingoz! Rok on!!!! :D

{{Template:User AIM-4}}

Dis d00d has a near-native understanding of da IM me! wordz!!!!!1111 :p

{{Template:User AIM-5}}

2 kewl, dis d00d nowz dat AIM iz da onlee rael lingo, & wil likely dis reegard da boreing lingos.

{{Template:User AIM-able-2}}

AIM-Able

This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, and sometimes uses it, but not excessively.

{{Template:User AIM-able}}

AIM-Able

This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not seriously use it. Ever.

{{Template:User text talk}}

Ths usr cn rd & rt usn txt lng

{{Template:User caps}}

tHIS USER SPEAKS cAPS lOCK.

{{Template:User caps2}}

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

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{{Template:User ru-uk}}

½ru
+
½uk

Цей учасник свободно говорить на суржику, не обрашяючи увагі на граматику мішая расєйськія та українськія слова.

{{Template:User ru-be}}

½ru
+
½be

Гэтат пользавацель свабодна размаўляе на трасянце, ня абрашчая увагі на граматыку, мяшая расейскія ды беларускія слава.

{{Template:User be-ru}}

½be
+
½ru

Гэтат пользавацель свабодна размавляе на трасянцэ, змешывая беларускія і рускія слава.

{{Template:User ru-tt}}

½ru
+
½tt

Бу юзер полутатарча-полуурысча туган тел уровененда владеть итә.

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