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This standard view is problematic: Particle indistinguishability is irreconcilable not only with the very meaning of \u201cparticle\u201d in ordinary language and in classical physical theory, but also with how this term is actually used in the practice of present-day physics. Moreover, the indistinguishability doctrine prevents a smooth transition from quantum particles to what we normally understand by \u201cparticles\u201d in the classical limit of quantum mechanics. Elaborating on earlier work, we here analyze the premises of the standard view and discuss an alternative that avoids these and similar problems. 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