Talk:Driver's license

message: Just about every state uses the term "Driver License" on that actual license itself. Do a Google image search for verification. Is "Driver License" grammatically correct? Some states do use "Driver's License," but the majority seem to use "Driver License." Which is right? If "Driver License" is correct, should the title of the Wikipedia page be changed?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.51.25.26 (talk) 18:51, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I am making an assumption here, but by "State" I assume you mean a state in the USA. The term Driver's License or Drivers licence is used across the English speaking world and not just in the States and it would need a much more comprehensive survey of usage across the world to determine which of the two versions is correct. The term Driver's license would seem to be more logically correct indicating that it was the driver who owned or deserved the license. Driver licence seems a little odd grammatically but there are , no doubt, good reasons for its use. Oh, and I think this has been discussed before  - see above and above that and above that etc.   Velella  Velella Talk   19:10, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we should continue as before, with the article title remaining the same and the article being written in US English but the licences of individual countries or states spelled as they are in that state or country. Martin Hogbin (talk) 20:58, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm curious now to know how many of each style there are in the anglosphere. I've always had a Drivers License. – RVJ (talk) 06:24, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It does vary from state to state, but the LEAST correct term is "drivers license" - while it is a license for drivers overall, it belongs to an individual driver. Hence, the most correct form is "driver's license" since it is possessed (apostrophe) by a single driver. If one license was held by more than one driver then "drivers' license" would be the correct term, but to my knowledge no one uses that. Nonetheless, one should look somewhere other than government entities for correct spelling, punctuation, or logic (though incorrect grammar often gets corrected in a court of law.)2600:1700:5DD0:3E40:781E:3EC3:CA9:1A88 (talk) 01:13, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

text: The change works for me. --Biker Biker (talk) 12:31, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Driver's License vs Driver License vs Drivers License

message: When we are referring to a specific licence, such as a 'UK driving licence' we should use the official spelling and form of words used for that specific licence in that specific country.
In all other cases, such as 'driving licences in Europe...' we should use more general terms like 'licenses to drive motor vehicles' or in some cases just 'licenses' (the readers will know what kind of licence we are referring to) to avoid endless argument about driver/driver's/drivers'/driving.  In this case we should use US spelling as this is the consensus spelling for this article. I have started this change, does anyone object? Martin Hogbin (talk) 10:49, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The change works for me. --Biker Biker (talk) 12:31, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: A further suggestion

message: See WP:MRV Red Slash 22:49, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Can't see it there. HiLo48 (talk) 01:53, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  At the top of Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2014 May.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:54, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Filed a move review

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message: I do not understand why American English is used for everything. It is licence not license. Can we please have this changed to Driving licence as the title of the article please? RyanPLB (talk) 08:05, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is an international encyclopaedia. It is edited and read by people from all over the world - including people from America and the British Commonwealth. We could change it to British spelling (my personal preference) but then some American will request for us to change it to American spelling. Neither has a greater right than the other but we have to settle on one of them to avoid flip-flopping back and forth. Arbitrarily, we chose the American spelling. Other articles arbitrarily chose British spelling. This is the fairest way we could find in an imperfect world. See WP:ENGVAR for more details.  Stepho  talk  19:42, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why do we always use American English? 

message: Is they any ways  to learn online ?
Because I really  to start learning online and get driving license . 45.213.34.223 (talk) 11:27, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, this talk page is only for improving the Wikipedia article, not for general discussion of the topic. You will need to look elsewhere.  Stepho  talk  03:45, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Driving license 

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replies: text: Crisis averted: The so-called copyvio wasn't.  Stepho  talk  04:31, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
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