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==Capitalization of "The"==
==Capitalization of "The"==
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Do not ordinarily capitalize the definite article after the first word of a sentence; however some idiomatic expressions, including the titles of artistic works, should be quoted exactly according to common usage. Use the same capitalization as the title of the article.
Do not ordinarily capitalize the definite article after the first word of a sentence; however some idiomatic expressions, including the titles of artistic works, should be quoted exactly according to common usage. Use the same capitalization as the title of the article.


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| ''Incorrect'' || ''(generic)'':  || {{!xt|an article about [[The United Kingdom]]}} (a redirect)
| ''Incorrect'' || ''(generic)'':  || {{!xt|an article about [[Wikipedia:The United Kingdom|The United Kingdom]]}} (a redirect)
|-
|-
| ''Correct''  || ''(generic)'':  || {{xt|an article about the [[United Kingdom]]}}
| ''Correct''  || ''(generic)'':  || {{xt|an article about the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]}}
|-
|-
| ''Incorrect'' || ''(title)'':    || {{!xt|J. R. R. Tolkien wrote ''the [[Lord of the Rings]]''.}} (a redirect)
| ''Incorrect'' || ''(title)'':    || {{!xt|J. R. R. Tolkien wrote ''the [[Wikipedia:Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]''.}} (a redirect)
|-
|-
| ''Correct''  || ''(title)'':    || {{xt|J. R. R. Tolkien wrote ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.}}
| ''Correct''  || ''(title)'':    || {{xt|J. R. R. Tolkien wrote ''[[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''.}}
|-
|-
| ''Incorrect'' || ''(title)'':    || {{!xt|Homer wrote ''[[The Odyssey]]''.}} (a redirect)
| ''Incorrect'' || ''(title)'':    || {{!xt|Homer wrote ''[[Wikipedia:The Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.}} (a redirect)
|-
|-
| ''Correct''  || ''(title)'':    || {{xt|Homer wrote the ''[[Odyssey]]''.}}
| ''Correct''  || ''(title)'':    || {{xt|Homer wrote the ''[[Wikipedia:Odyssey|Odyssey]]''.}}
|-
|-
| ''Incorrect'' || ''(exception)'': || {{!xt|public transport in the [[Hague]]}} (a redirect)
| ''Incorrect'' || ''(exception)'': || {{!xt|public transport in the [[Wikipedia:Hague|Hague]]}} (a redirect)
|-
|-
| ''Correct''  || ''(exception)'': || {{xt|public transport in [[The Hague]]}}
| ''Correct''  || ''(exception)'': || {{xt|public transport in [[Wikipedia:The Hague|The Hague]]}}
|-
|-
| ''Correct''  || ''(exception 2)'': || {{xt|competed in [[The Open Championship]]}} (a specific golf tournament conventionally styled this way)
| ''Correct''  || ''(exception 2)'': || {{xt|competed in [[Wikipedia:The Open Championship|The Open Championship]]}} (a specific golf tournament conventionally styled this way)
|-
|-
| ''Incorrect''  || ''(exception 2)'':  || {{!xt|competed in [[The British Open]]}} (a redirect from a description not a name)
| ''Incorrect''  || ''(exception 2)'':  || {{!xt|competed in [[Wikipedia:The British Open|The British Open]]}} (a redirect from a description not a name)
|}
|}
For capitalization of "The" in band and album names, see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Music#Names (definite article)|WP:Manual of Style/Music § Names (definite article)]].


==Titles of people==
==Titles of people==