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@@ -500,14 +500,19 @@ an alphabetic list. So you are out of luck if you want a roman-numbered
list starting with 100 (C).
Note also that a paragraph starting with a capital letter and a period
-(for example, an initial) will be interpreted as a list:
+(for example, an initial) or a capital letter in parentheses
+(for example, `(C)`) will be interpreted as a list:
B. Russell was an English philosopher.
+ (C) 2007 Joe Smith
+
To avoid this, use backslash escapes:
B\. Russell was an English philosopher.
+ \(C) 2007 Joe Smith
+
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