title: String manipulation in AppleScript
body: <p>I have the challenge in AppleScript to manipulate a string as follows:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Base string is an email recipient display name, say: <code>First Last (first.last@hotmail.com)</code></li>
  <li>I'd like to "trim" the display name to remove the actual email address in the brackets</li>
  <li>The desired result should be <code>First Last</code> - so the space in front of the first bracket needs to be removed.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>What is the best and most efficient way to do this in AppleScript?</p>