IPA-100: Language
Developers worldwide use MongoDB, and many customers who don't speak English as their first language consume our APIs. It is important to avoid any possible confusion across different idioms and colloquialisms unifying to a common language.
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Adopt
Guidance
API producers must use American English across the API.
This includes but is not limited to:
- Resource names
- Field names
- Descriptions
- Enum values
Example: “canceled” over cancelled.
The MongoDB Style Guide uses the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2003. Continually updated at https://www.merriam-webster.com/.