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The part everyone skips, written by the person most afraid you'll skip it.
means The opening section of a book or document that explains what it is, why it exists, and what you're about to get into.
from From Latin introducere — intro ('inward') plus ducere ('to lead'), the same ducere that gives us 'conduct' and 'duke.' An introduction, literally, is a leading-in: someone guiding you through the door before the real room starts.
- book stat
- most readers quit before chapter one even starts
- legal use
- old laws called opening clauses introductions too
- music term
- intro once meant the orchestra tuning, not performing
- social version
- handshakes evolved partly to prove you held no weapon