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== Language ==
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American English.
 
== Dictionary ==
 
* bitrate
* colorspace
* keepalive (though HTTP Keep-Alive [sic] header)
* metadata
* referrer (though HTTP Referer [sic] header)
* whitespace (though CSS white-space [sic] property)
 
== Grammar ==
 
* Use 's for possesives, even when it looks unnatural.
* Use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma Oxford Comma].
* Avoid "one of" unless it's followed by a bulleted list. You can normally leave it out and just use "or". If you cannot leave it out, that might be a good indication you want to use a bulleted list for clarity.
* Spaces around — (em dash)

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