User talk:Twidget1

Warning - October 2008

In a recent edit, you changed one or more words from one international variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For subjects exclusively related to Britain (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to other English-speaking countries, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the appropriate variety of English used there. If it is an international topic, use the same form of English the original author used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to the other, even if you don't normally use the version the article is written in. Respect other people's versions of English. They in turn should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Wikipedia:Manual of Style. If you have any queries about all this, you can ask me on my talk page or you can visit the help desk. Thank you. Fair Deal (talk) 23:34, 26 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 23:54, 26 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

British English

Hello Twidget1. Regarding the comment you left on Fair Deal's talk page, have you actually read the Manual of Style section that has been pointed to you in edit summaries, and other places where you have asked about this? The section is here: WP:ENGVAR. You are not alone in not knowing about this. The edit you have been making has been made in the past by various people, and it always get reverted. There is consensus that British English is to be used in this article. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 00:05, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BRITISH ENGLISH

I KNOW that nowhere in the U.K. they say, "The car are very fast". NEITHER do they say, "They is happy". A little lesson here: The definite article has a singular and a plural form. If you're going to use a singular definite article (the or that over those), then the verb has to agree. That is to say: That IS very pretty, or Those ARE beautiful. NOT "That are nice!" , or "Those is sweet." I KNOW you don't talk that way in the U.K. I've been there.

NOT

THOSE bandS is playing well today. nor THAT band were great!

RATHER:

THE band is good. THOSE bandS are horrible. Twidget1 (talk) 18:26, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]