# Talk:Tree

For most trees the -> For most trees, the
layer of bark which -> layer of bark, which
fruit for food as -> fruit for food, as
plants which yield lumber -> plants that yield lumber.
seeds which are not ->  seeds that are not 
contain two cotyledons or -> contain two cotyledons, or
and without it trees -> and without it, trees
If insufficient water is available the -> If insufficient water is available, the 
vascular system which -> vascular system, which
top of a tree -> top of a tree,
of rhizomes which -> of rhizomes, which
or sub-tropics, -> or subtropics,
The long cold ->The long, cold
temperature to be lower -> temperature to be lower,
forest typified -> forests, typified
maple is found -> maple, are found
wet period -> wet period,
reaches the ground -> reaches the ground,
embryonic root is -> embryonic root, is
a taproot which -> a taproot that
weeks lateral roots branch -> weeks, lateral roots branch
withers away and ->  withers away, and
single cell root -> single-cell root
only a few species such -> only a few species, such
accumulate heavy metals within -> accumulates heavy metals within
for its presence -> for their presence The Other Karma (talk) 14:57, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

N Not Done: The article is in British English. The proposed changes seem to be attempting to impose a non-British diction and use of punctuation on the article. We should not be changing the article's language settings, so the changes are undesirable and should not be implemented. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:18, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
@Chiswick Chap uh, out of curiosity, what is an example of a non-British diction? I have taken explicit care not to suggest any changes to regional variants? The Other Karma (talk) 15:33, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
Gosh. British and American people (for example) often stress different words and phrases in a sentence, so things sound different and are accordingly often punctuated differently. Brits may feel comfortable with relatively little punctuation in some sentences ("For most trees the ...") where other variants of English would want to punctuate; conversely, we may use appositional phrases with paired commas that may seem unfamiliar to some folks ("Caesar, the Roman soldier and ruler, wrote that ..."). Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:42, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
Ah thx. The Other Karma (talk) 15:50, 15 October 2025 (UTC)