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<!-- Please put your content under this paragraph. Be sure to sign your edits with four tildes: ~~~~ -->Was wondering which spelling to use on here. I've seen both American and English spellings (labor/labour). Is it set in stone or does nobody care too much?
 
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[[User:Jack First of His Name|Jack First of His Name]] ([[User talk:Jack First of His Name|talk]]) 01:43, May 8, 2014 (UTC)Jack
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: You can read about the policies and guidelines for the Game of Thrones wiki [[Policies and guidelines|here]]. But as it says in the "''Using official and American spellings''" section, the spellings are in american. Hope this help you! – [[User:The Snow Prince|The Snow Prince]] ([[User talk:The Snow Prince|talk]]) 06:11, May 8, 2014 (UTC)
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::American English. Set in stone. The wiki is vast and we're still hunting down the few surviving incorrect usages of British spelling. They can't hide.--[[User:The Dragon Demands|The Dragon Demands]] ([[User talk:The Dragon Demands|talk]]) 04:24, June 29, 2014 (UTC)
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::: Game of Thrones is an American produced show, based on novels written by an American author, so US English is correct. Just as the Harry Potter Wiki uses British English for the same reasons.--{{The Boy Who Cried Direwolf/signiture}} 09:04, June 29, 2014 (UTC)
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:::: OK thanks guys, will try hard to subdue my Britishness, which may be difficult after years of doing the opposite! -- [[User:Jack First of His Name|Jack First of His Name]] ([[User talk:Jack First of His Name|talk]]) 16:47, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

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Which spellings?

Was wondering which spelling to use on here. I've seen both American and English spellings (labor/labour). Is it set in stone or does nobody care too much?

Jack First of His Name (talk) 01:43, May 8, 2014 (UTC)

You can read about the policies and guidelines for the Game of Thrones wiki here. But as it says in the "Using official and American spellings" section, the spellings are in american. Hope this help you! – The Snow Prince (talk) 06:11, May 8, 2014 (UTC)
American English. Set in stone. The wiki is vast and we're still hunting down the few surviving incorrect usages of British spelling. They can't hide.--The Dragon Demands (talk) 04:24, June 29, 2014 (UTC)
Game of Thrones is an American produced show, based on novels written by an American author, so US English is correct. Just as the Harry Potter Wiki uses British English for the same reasons.--The-Boy 09:04, June 29, 2014 (UTC)
OK thanks guys, will try hard to subdue my Britishness, which may be difficult after years of doing the opposite! -- Jack First of His Name (talk) 16:47, June 29, 2014 (UTC)