Note that spelling convention is now fixed on American.

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@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ The preferred way to write this in the source file is:
(Including the section number in cross references lets tools like
.BR man2html (1)
create properly hyperlinked pages.)
.SS Spelling
Staring with release 2.59,
.I man-pages
follows American spelling conventions;
please write all new pages and patches according to these conventions.
.SS Example Programs
Manual pages can include example programs demonstrating how to
use a system call or library function.