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- American English, sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, [b] is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
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The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.
May 10, 2022 · Any variety of English is acceptable in Wikipedia, but: if the subject of an article is particularly associated with a certain English-speaking region (not just UK or US) then the article should use the variant of English used in that region.
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English is the most widely spoken language in the United States; the de facto common language used in government, education and commerce; and an official language of most U.S. states (32 out of 50). Since the late 20th century, American English has become the most influential form of English worldwide.
Traditional Chinese, Italian, Malay, Romanian, Greek, and Russian are the most prevalent languages in two countries. The remaining 60 languages are most prevalent in a single country. We compare this language distribution with a proxy-measure of the global distribution of Wikipedia content.
There are currently 331 language editions of Wikipedia (also called language versions, or simply Wikipedias). As of June 2024, the six largest, in order of article count, are the English, Cebuano, German, French, Swedish, and Dutch Wikipedias.
Most popular edition of Wikipedia by country. In grayed-out countries, the "national-language" edition is usually the most popular, but there are exceptions: for example, Afghanistan has Persian Wikipedia as the most popular (there is no Dari Wikipedia).
Nov 14, 2019 · In its history, Wikipedia has shut down 10 languages, including Choctaw Wikipedia, Afar Wikipedia and Ndonga Wikipedia. This leaves 296 Wikipedias still going today. The decision-making process for languages can be a tough one, especially when deciding which languages are worth the website’s limited resources.
