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 ==Regional variants==
-In Sweden, the term "Yuna" can be used interchangeably with "John", here referring to the smasher {{Sm|Yuna}}, who became known for similar behaviour to John. Players say "Inga Yunas", pseudo-Swedish for "No Yunas".
+In Sweden, the term "Yuna" is used interchangeably with "John", here referring to the smasher {{Sm|Yuna}}, who became known for similar behavior to John. Players say "Inga Yunas", pseudo-Swedish for "No Yunas".
 Spain has numerous synonyms to the term "John", with the two most common being "No Veyrons", after a smasher from {{s|wikipedia|Catalonia}}, or "No Joshis", after the smasher {{Sm|Joshi}} from {{s|wikipedia|Andalusia}}. "No Veyrons" is more common in northern Spain, while "No Joshis" is more common in the south.
-In Germany, a counterpart called "No Stacos" evolved, leading back to the player Staco. Staco was known in the German community for frequently using excuses both for victories and losses, often claiming he could have performed better in both cases. While Staco later retired from competitive ''Smash'', the phrase is still commonly used. As an extra in written form, especially on the [[SmashBoards]], the digit sequence "<<" was established by him, stressing his disapproval when something was not in his favor; the sequence is called "kleiner als kleiner als", which, in German, roughly translates to "less than less than".
+In Germany, a counterpart called "No Stacos" evolved, leading back to the player Staco. Staco was known in the German community for frequently using excuses both for victories and losses, often claiming he could have performed better in both cases. While Staco later retired from competitive ''Smash'', the phrase is still commonly used. In written form, especially on Smashboards, the digit sequence "<<" was established by him, stressing his disapproval when something was not in his favor; the sequence is called "kleiner als kleiner als", which, in German, roughly translates to "less than less than".
-In Mexico, the term "no Miltons" was used as a synonym after a player known as Milton who often made up excuses (like playing with a broken finger) whenever he lost a game in a tournament in 2009.
+In Mexico, the term "no Miltons" originated as a synonym after a player known as Milton who often made up excuses (like playing with a broken finger) whenever he lost a game in a tournament in 2009. The city of Tampico uses the term "Tiesar", after a player known as Tieso.
-In Tampico, Tamaulipas, México, the term "Tiesar" was used as a synonym after a player known as Tieso who often made up excuses (like playing with a broken finger) whenever he lost a game in a tournament in 2014.
+In Italy, a player living in Florence named demLong (a.k.a Dem) became infamous for similar behavior to John, with his most infamous claim being that he lost because his hands were cold. As time went on, his excuses became so creative and well-known that the usage of "no Dems" replaced "no Johns" in the whole country, reaching even the neighboring Switzerland.
-In Italy, a player living in Florence named demLong (a.k.a Dem) was popular since 2008 as the guy who always invents excuses of any kind of nature when he loses, anybody who was present at that time can't help but remember the first one he ever made "I messed up because my hands are cold".
-As time passes, his skill of johning increased and eventually became a legend amongst the italian community.
-His creativity, which is still growing, is actually impressive to the point that it got aknowledged as pure art and the usage of "no Dems" replaced "no Johns" in the whole country, reaching even the neighbour Switzerland.
 ==In Nintendo media==