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====When all else fails====
====When all else fails====
If this page does not specify which usage is preferred, use other resources, such as ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' (from the University of Chicago Press), Fowler's ''Modern English Usage'' (3rd edition) (from the Oxford University Press) or the ''Oxford Style Guide'' (also from the Oxford University Press). Also, please feel free to carry on a discussion on [[SME Server talk:Manual of Style|the style guide's talk page]], especially for substantive changes.
If this page does not specify which usage is preferred, use other resources, such as ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' (from the University of Chicago Press), Fowler's ''Modern English Usage'' (3rd edition) (from the Oxford University Press) or the ''Oxford Style Guide'' (also from the Oxford University Press). Also, please feel free to carry on a discussion on [[SME Server talk:Manual of Style|the style guide's talk page]], especially for substantive changes.
Even simpler is to look at an article that you like and open it for editing to see how the writers and editors have put it together. You can then close the window without saving changes if you like, but look around while you are there. Almost every article can be improved.
Note that contributions to the wiki come from users of different dialects of English, or non-native speakers, so some variation in usage is natural, expected, and not to be considered erroneous.
Note that contributions to the wiki come from users of different dialects of English, or non-native speakers, so some variation in usage is natural, expected, and not to be considered erroneous.
====Keep markup simple====
====Keep markup simple====
