Template:Use American English

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Usage

{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}

This maintenance template adds tagged articles to Category:Use American English to denote articles that have American English spelling.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Use American English

Placed near the top of an article; informs editors to use American English spelling in the article.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example April 2022 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	suggested

Redirects

See also

• {{Use American English}}
• {{Use Australian English}}
• {{Use Bangladeshi English}}
• {{Use British English}}
  • {{Use Oxford spelling}}
• {{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 Sri Lankan English}}
• {{Use Tanzanian English}}
• {{Use Trinidad and Tobago English}}
• {{Use Ugandan English}}
• {{EngvarB}} – for non-specific but not N. American spelling
• {{Use dmy dates}} / {{Use mdy dates}}
• {{Globalize}} – for articles not representing a worldwide view

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