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"Like watching paint dry" is an English-language idiom describing an activity as being particularly boring or tedious. [1] It is believed to have originated in the United States. [ 2 ] A similar phrase is "watching the grass grow".
New enough and long enough. No apparent issues of sourcing or close paraphrasing. EarWig's shows no problems. ALT1, ALT2, and Alt1b are hooky and cited in-line. ALT0 should only be used for APRILFOOLS, as it is technically disingenuous unless we say "watching Paint Drying". I have a slight preference for ALT2 and ALT1b but I also like the "for ...
Templates relating to quotations. For quotations in articles, either <blockquote>...</blockquote> or the {{ Quote }} template should suffice. Templates that add quotation marks, especially decorative ones such as {{ Cquote }} , are reserved for pull quotes (i.e. should be avoided in articles).
text 1 quote: The text to quote. Example Cry "Havoc" and let slip the dogs of war. Content: required: author: author 2 cite sign: The writer of the source. Example William Shakespeare: Content: suggested: title: title 3: The work being quoted from. Example Julius Caesar: Content: suggested: source: source 4: A source for the quote. Example act ...
This template is used in the "See also" sections of the documentation pages of each of the templates it lists, to make maintenance easier. It has no function in articlespace. === See also === {{ Quotation mark templates }}
Adds a block quotation. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status text text 1 quote The text to quote Example Cry "Havoc" and let slip the dogs of war. Content required author author 2 cite sign The writer of the source Example William Shakespeare Content suggested title title 3 The work being quoted from Example Julius Caesar Content suggested source source 4 ...
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To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: {{Quotation templates | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{Quotation templates | state = expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.