Template:Use Caribbean English

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Usage

This maintenance template may be added above the lead section of any article using Caribbean English or any of its subdialects. It automatically adds articles to the Use Caribbean English tracking category, and may be used by bots or scripts to check for consistent Caribbean English usage.^[1]

Example usage with no parameters

{{Use Caribbean English}}

Example usage with all parameters

{{Use Caribbean English
| date     =
| spelling = 
| country  =
}}

Optional parameters

All parameters are optional.

date

month and year when template was first added to the article, or month and year when the article was last checked for consistent Caribbean English usage

defaults to current month and year (|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}) when both template is first added to article and parameter is not set

set to {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} after checking an existing article for consistent Caribbean English usage

spelling

orthographic or spelling style used in the article

alias |spell=, |sp=; defaults to Oxford-style spelling (|spelling=ox) when not set

set to ox, br, or am for Oxford-style (-ize, centre), British-style (-ise, centre), or American-style (-ize, center) spelling, respectively; set to mix for a mixed or inconsistent spelling style

country

particular Caribbean English subdialect used in the article

alias |place=, |pl=, |location=, |loc=; no default

set to the corresponding country's two-letter ISO code, in lowercase; that is, set to ag for Antiguan & Barbudan English, bs for Bahamian English, bb for Barbadian English, bz for Belizean English, dm for Dominican English, gd for Grenadian English, gy for Guyanan English, jm for Jamaican English, kn for St Kitts & Nevis English, lc for St Lucian English, vc for St Vincent & the Grenadines English, tt for Trinidadian & Tobagonian English, as appropriate

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Use Caribbean English in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Use Caribbean English

This maintenance template flags articles using Caribbean English

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
date	date	Month and year template was first added to article, or else month and year article was last checked for consistent Caribbean English usage Suggested values {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} Default {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	optional
spelling	spelling spell sp	Spelling or orthographic style used in article Suggested values ox br am mix Default ox Auto value ox	Line	suggested
country	country place pl location loc	Caribbean English subdialect used in article Suggested values ag bs bb bz dm gd gy jm kn lc vc tt	Line	optional

See also

To wrap with date maintenance templates

• {{Use}}

For a corresponding visible notice

• {{Caribbean English}} – talk page and edit notice

For alternative English maintenance templates

• Wikipedia:Database reports/Multiple "Use xxx English" templates, a report showing articles using two or more of the templates listed below.

• {{Use American English}}
• {{Use Australian English}}
• {{Use British English}}
  • {{Use Oxford spelling}}
• {{Use Canadian English}}
• {{Use Caribbean English}}
• {{Use Ghanaian English}}
• {{Use Hiberno-English}}
• {{Use Hong Kong English}}
• {{Use Indian English}}
• {{Use Jamaican English}}
• {{Use Kenyan English}}
• {{Use Liberian English}}
• {{Use Malaysian 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 Trinidad and Tobago English}}
• {{Use Ugandan English}}

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using Caribbean English template with unknown parameters (0)

Notes

1. None existed as of August 2025. Caribbean English not supported by the common Engvar script as of August 2025. A supplemental overview of the formal, written use of Caribbean English is available at WP:CARIB/E.

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