5/30/2023 0 Comments Fineprint alternative![]() Don’t you love it? I always thought it was a cross, but no, it’s much more sinister, isn’t it? Of course, if you have multiple footnotes within a single page, asterisks are just the start. In other words, asterisks are for footnotes, not endnotes. If you are using an asterisk to give your reader more information (or some fun fine print), the extra info should always appear at the bottom of the same page. Dashes (as show above, if you were paying attention) always go after the asterisk. I’m sure there’s a good kissing emoticon out there with an asterisk, right?Īsterisks always follow punctuation marks, with one exception. ![]() When showing the passage of time in the case of a section break in a story.When pointing a reader to further information, as in a footnote.When replacing letters in words (such as curse words) or names you don’t want to spell out ( e.g., “wow, what a grammar b**** that Kris is” or “From your secret crush, K***”).And if that doesn’t sound like the start of a really bad grammarian murder mystery, I don’t know what is. Asterisks muffle curses, and they are often followed by daggers. There are risks to the asterisk* -and not only in saying it correctly with any amount of speed. How’d it go? Turn any heads? Get any “bless you”s? Asterisk is one of those words that you just can’t say ten times fast.
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