enhance index pattern delete documenation (#19007) (#19040)

* enhance index pattern delete documenation

* add line about breaking saved objects that still reference index pattern

* indices spelling

* better wording from gchaps
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== Deleting an Index Pattern
Deleting an index pattern removes the pattern from the list of Saved Objects in Kibana.
You will not be able to recover field formatters, scripted fields, source filters, and field popularity data
associated with the index pattern.
Deleting an index pattern breaks all visualizations, saved searches, and other saved objects that reference the pattern.
Deleting a pattern does not remove any indices or data documents from Elasticsearch.
To delete an index pattern:
. Go to the *Settings > Indices* tab.