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== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
 
<nowiki>{{Distinguish | foo}}</nowiki> {{Distinguish|foo}}
 
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* {{tl|About}}, if the page title ''does'' (without misspelling) describe the other target (since the user is then aided by a clear statement of how the page's topic differs from the other target's topic).
 
* {{tl|About}}, if the page title ''does'' (without misspelling) describe the other target (since the user is then aided by a clear statement of how the page's topic differs from the other target's topic).
  
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Revision as of 09:49, 19 January 2015

Usage

{{Distinguish | foo}}

{{Distinguish | foo | bar}}

{{Distinguish | foo | bar | baz}}

This hatnote is generally used when there is an ambiguity that is not necessarily literal, but one that can be reasonably assumed to exist for a portion of the readership substantial enough to warrant a hatnote. When applying it, care should be taken to avoid trivial uses.

Redirects

See also

  • {{Distinguish2}}, for multiple disambiguation targets or prepending "the".
  • {{About}}, if the page title does (without misspelling) describe the other target (since the user is then aided by a clear statement of how the page's topic differs from the other target's topic).