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@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Spell names correctly: Arel, Test::Unit, RSpec, HTML, MySQL, JavaScript, ERB. Wh
Use the article "an" for "SQL", as in "an SQL statement". Also "an SQLite database".
+h3. English
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+Please use American English (_color_, _center_, _modularize_, etc.). See "a list of American and British English spelling differences here":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences.
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h3. Example Code
Choose meaningful examples that depict and cover the basics as well as interesting points or gotchas.