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The '''elevator''' or '''lift''' (in American and Commonwealth English, respectively), is a mechanical device used for vertical transport. There a

{{r|Commonwealth English}}

...: '''përjury, màrjoram, Màrjorie'''). In [[British English|British]] and [[Commonwealth English]], it is silent before a consonant, though it significantly affects the pro

..." in your writing (though not for ''naming'') if you write in a variant of Commonwealth English.

*In [[British English]] and [[Commonwealth English]], there is a frequently sounded '''r''' between two words, the first of wh

Before '''l''' for some BrE and [[Commonwealth English|antipodean]] speakers the long sound is more like '''ó''' plus '''ù''' in

...h '''à''' is '''á''' in American English and some varieties of British and Commonwealth English (and long in American):

...ular names. The most common of these are ''cinema'' (most often used in [[Commonwealth English]]) or ''movies'' (the American term, which is popular around the globe tha

...|UK]] and much of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] (see also [[Commonwealth English]]), and [[American English]] (AmE), that of the [[United States of America|

::I also strongly believe that we need an article about Commonwealth English, if the "Difference between" article only deals with the U.K. and the U.S.A

...ich is that a barn that is empty literally has nothing in it. However, in Commonwealth English, 'there's nothing in it' also means something that is trivial, useless or o ...glish, but as 'to place on the table', i.e. to bring up for discussion, in Commonwealth English.

...of this immense knowledge into the stub I created for the very purpose: [[Commonwealth English]]. Oh, and last time I was in Britain, John Major was the Prime Minister.

* [[Commonwealth English]]

...'' is pronounced before a consonant, and [[British English|British]] and [[Commonwealth English]] (BrE), where it is not. ...'i''', with or without a following '''r''' (which is silent in British and Commonwealth English if not followed by another vowel). It also appears as '''y''' in '''Béryl'

Further to your note chez Hayford, would you like to add something re Commonwealth English to the introduction to this? I tried, but am not quite sure how to phrase i

...tion discussion is limited to the two standard varieties. But there is a [[Commonwealth English]] stub, and you've given us the basis for [[English postvocalic r]] (or wha ::Just FYI, all these are Commonwealth English in general, Tom, not just Australian, but as Ro says, all are slang. [[Use

...line that would spit out "U.S. English" or something else (tell me what: "Commonwealth English" perhaps?).