Opportunities for commonality Wikipedia:Manual of Style





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prefer vocabulary common varieties of english. insisting on single term or single usage correct option not serve purposes of international encyclopedia.



universally used terms preferable less distributed terms, in article titles. example, glasses preferred national varieties spectacles (british english) , eyeglasses (american english); ten million preferable 1 crore (indian english).
if 1 variant spelling appears in article title, make redirect page accommodate other variants, artefact , artifact, variants can used in searches , in linking.
terms differ between varieties of english, or have divergent meanings, may glossed prevent confusion, example, trunk (american english) or boot (british english) of car ....
use commonly understood word or phrase in preference 1 has different meaning because of national differences (rather alternate, use alternative or alternating depending on sense intended).
when more 1 variant spelling word exists within national variety of english, commonly used current variant should preferred. not apply in cases less common spelling has specific usage in specialized context e.g. connexion in methodist connexionalism.



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