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Usage
[edit]{{Use Maltese English|date=December 2025}}
This maintenance template adds articles to the hidden category Category:Use Maltese English to denote articles that use Maltese English spelling, vocabulary, and grammar. It may be used for:
- Articles with strong ties to Malta
- Articles with no ties to Malta where Maltese spelling has been arbitrarily chosen for consistency, per MOS:RETAIN
- Articles using Maltese-style English elements common to multiple countries where no specific national dialect can be identified
- Articles with strong ties to a national dialect which in its formal register and after application of MOS:COMMONALITY is indistinguishable from Maltese English
For guidelines on how different varieties of English are used in Wikipedia articles, see MOS:ENGVAR.
See also
[edit]- 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 Canadian English}}
- {{Use Ghanaian English}}
- {{Use Hiberno-English}}
- {{Use Hong Kong English}}
- {{Use Indian English}}
- {{Use Maltese English}}
- {{Use New Zealand English}}
- {{Use Nigerian English}}
- {{Use Pakistani English}}
- {{Use Philippine English}}
- {{Use South African English}}
- {{Use Trinidad and Tobago English}}
- {{Use Ugandan English}}
TemplateData
[edit]TemplateData for Use Maltese English
This maintenance template adds tagged articles to [[Category:Use Maltese English]] to denote articles that have Maltese English spelling.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was last spell-checked for compliance with this dialect of English. "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |