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That's right, there's almost nothing here. Certainly no fanciful embellishments or blaringly ridiculous pseudo-aggrandizations. This isn't some fucker's ego dump. Okay, so it does have a:
(unused now, please come back later)
 | This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages. |
| This user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works. |
| by | This user has no opinion about the passive voice. |
| man- kind | Regarding gender, this user prefers the vernacular, not what is politically correct. |
| they… | This user considers singular they standard, modern, informal English usage, so avoids it on Wikipedia. |
| snuk | This user says snuck. |
| to¦go | This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives. |
| Latin Plurals: "Data |
This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum". |
| ; | This user is addicted to semicolons; he uses them frequently. |
| (s)he | This user supports parallel usage. |
| which & that | This user knows how to use which and that correctly. |
| if & whether | This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly. |
| less & fewer | This user understands the difference between less & fewer. |
| “,;:’ | This user is a punctuation stickler. |
| . The | This user puts two spaces after a period. |
| , | This user fixes comma-splices; they are annoying. |
| A, B, and A and B | This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing. |
| its | This user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it isorit has). |
| "…"! | This user uses "logical quotation marks". Forcing internal punctuation leads to factual errors. It's not a nationalistic style issue! |
| ()—, | This user enjoys the nuances of syntactical distinction among commas, parentheses, and em dashes; the user also enjoys occasionally thoroughly exploiting that with literary constructs — even if some are daunted by it. Despite her better judgment, she replied to the dwarf with a “Yes” — meaning ‘no’ (as was customary), — and then awaited his reaction. |
| ANAL 4 | This user advocates good grammar usage. |
| This user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness". |
| USage decline | This user uses American English, but is appalled at its rapid and continuing deterioration. |
| śṣ | This user believes that Indic languages should be properly transliterated. |
| Majority ≠ right | This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake. |
