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 **Note:** Kubernetes documentation uses [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/).
 {: .note}
 
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+## Language
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+Kubernetes documentation uses US English.
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+
 ## Documentation formatting standards
 
 ### Use camel case for API objects