Chief Dick Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 If I'm writing something and need to put an asterisk next to a word to refer to a foonote for legal reasons, does the asterisk go before the word in question or after. For example: John Smith* sells apples. * John Smith not affiliated with Smith's Apple Farm. Does the asterisk in the main sentence go after the Smith or before the John? What say you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I see it after the name. Before it would mean the whole paragraph is subject to the asterisk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I've always seen the asterisk go after the word/sentence that is being footnoted. If there are going to be multiple footnotes, consider using the little 1, 2, 3 etc. instead of asterisk so that they are more clearly referenced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 It depends. But I'm not sure that it matters much. And I don't see it as a legal question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The asterisk goes after Barry Bonds' homerun total, not his name. Na, in your example and in most cases, it would fine to either put it behind the name/object of clarification or at the end of the sentence to look better aesthetically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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