Template:Distinguish/doc

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Usage

{{Distinguish | foo}}

Not to be confused with foo.

{{Distinguish | foo | bar}}

Not to be confused with foo or bar.

{{Distinguish | foo | bar | baz}}

Not to be confused with foo, bar, or 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.