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By which I mean the standard structure of the first sentence of the lead: <A/The> <title of article> (<dustbin>) <is... whatever>. The title is followed by a parenthesised list of abbreviations, alternative names, pronunciations, pronunciations in other languages and varieties of English, and on to Uncle Tom Cobley. Conventionally, biographical articles may include the subject's dates, as inSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), but as that example shows, this gets expanded and expanded, and finally moved into footnotes. I recall reading an essay about this problem, but cannot find it now. Can anyone help?Imaginatorium (talk)04:00, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You are invited to join the discussion atTemplate talk:Essay § Icon.FaviFake (talk) 17:15, 12 November 2025 (UTC)FaviFake (talk)17:15, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You are invited to join the discussion atTemplate talk:Essay § Icon.FaviFake (talk) 17:15, 12 November 2025 (UTC)FaviFake (talk)17:15, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
