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Questions tagged [footnotes]

This tag should be used for questions about the usage of footnotes in writin, such as when citing something in a paper or using footnotes as a stylistic device in your novel.

This tag should be used for questions about the usage of footnotes in writin, such as when citing something in a or using footnotes as a stylistic device in your .

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Avoiding foot¬e disease

In his answer to Our note in footnote of a book, Malvolio writes: I hate numbered foot-notes personally, they're very distracting Which I agree with, but his recommendation, to use endnotes, I find much more more distracting: what havoc is played…
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Usage of margin notes vs. footnotes

There is a tendency in textbooks to leave ample margins for marginal notes and figures, as well as to leave readers space to include their own annotations. At the same time, some textbooks combine marginal notes and footnotes, sometimes within the…
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How often do I need to footnote a paragraph based on the same source

If I'm writing a paragraph that discusses a topic and the entire paragraph is based on the same source (assume the same page too). Do I need to footnote every sentence or would the first sentence be sufficient?
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How to use 2 footnotes in the same word?

I have this Paragraph and I was wondering if it's possible to do what is underlined in the figure (RED), or if you know how to do this in another way, let me know. Basically the "DOM.Element" is a child of WEB API. So there are 2 things there. The…
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More than one footnote for same line?

I am working on a price list. On the price list I have a column for the name of the model and a second column for a specification. Currently I have an asterisk on each model. I also have a footnote (1) next to each specification. I have to add…
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Can I use an asterisk or a footnote to add information about a word in Chicago style

I am writing a paper, and I was wondering if I could use an asterisk and dagger symbol to add a note in the footnotes section explaining a word in Chicago style.? Example: Lola* and other plenipotentiaries† signed the document. *Filipino word…
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Position of Footnote on Page

This question isn't about a case that I have a problem with; it's just a purely hypothetical thing that I've been thinking about. Suppose you are writing a book or maybe an article for a journal. At the bottom of a page - the last line - you have a…
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