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this seems to be an encyclopedic entry, and therefore I question whether or not the starwars dramatis personæ reference, without verification or citation should be allowed to stay... I0.antichrist 17:54, 29 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

I think it should be mentioned that it is used in novels... Although the Star Wars novels are the only one's I have seen it in, to be fair. Hmm... Beeurd (talk) 17:01, 3 July 2008 (UTC)Reply
Many other novels than Star Wars ones have a DP. Examples include Malazan Book of the Fallen, Horus Heresy and Kushiel's Legacy. SpectrumDT (talk) 23:50, 8 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

How exactly is this in use in English since 1730 if Shakespeare used it back in 1623? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.5.59.140 (talk) 01:03, 15 February 2012 (UTC) ABSOLUTELY AGREE. I can find no evidence that the term appears in the First Folio. Cite this statement or delete it. Sebum-n-soda (talk) 17:48, 5 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

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The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:25, 28 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Dramatis personæ → Dramatis personae – Usual spelling, e.g. dictionaries such OED and Webster's spell it thus; also in plays, like the lead image of the page, the print often has "Dramatis Personae", not "Dramatis Personæ". Francis Schonken (talk) 13:00, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Support. Nobody uses the ligature anymore unless consciously trying to evoke old-timey printing. A quick check of Google books showed 10/10 sources just using "dramatis personae", and that includes works from the mid-1800s. SnowFire (talk) 16:50, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
Support Even the image used for the article doesn't use that format, so I'll just leave it at that._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 21:12, 24 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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