User talk:JayBeeEye

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 * Complete newbie and not a mathematician. However, I am an experienced editor and knowledgeable about formal American English (I also grew up in England, where I learned British English grammar, spelling, wit, etc.)  Other than my suggestions about the Regular Polygons area table, all of my edits have been minor, and marked accordingly:  a missing space between a comma and the following word, a missing comma.  My other edits have been to change a few relative pronouns from "which" to "that," consistent with formal American English.  Before doing so, I did look at the Manual of Style, which as I recall preferred using "which" nonrestrictively and "that" restrictively, except where an article is regionally British (e.g., one about the Royal Family or Charles Dickens).  And yet this evening, I couldn't find the WP:MoS page to reference.  The issue is discussed in general under English relative clauses and given as a frequent point of dispute.  Sometimes I just can't help going on a "which" hunt because the language is clearer if we keep "that" as the restrictive relative pronoun.  No vandalism intended.  JayBeeEye (talk) 05:13, 5 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I know, no vandalism suspected either :-). That message I had put here a few days ago, is a template. I typed " Imaginary number - ~ ", and the system took care of it. Do stick around — your input is much appreciated! Cheers - DVdm (talk) 09:49, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Excellent idea
✅ - See and. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 17:05, 4 November 2011 (UTC)