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What is the correct pronunciation and spelling of asterisk? Every now and then I get caught out by a spellchecker around the word asterisk I can accept that this is the correct spelling, however I hear a lot of people pronouncing it as asterix also Is i
typography - When a dagger is used to indicate a note, must it come . . . It is not at all unusual to see the dagger used as the only note marker, or to have the asterisk skipped and the dagger and double dagger used Often the asterisk is apt to be mistaken for text (eg, in a math treatise) and so it's use as a footnote marker is ill-advised
Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbols Standard practice is to substitute asterisk when replacing just some letters (especially vowels, and not normally the first or last letter) in a swear-word (for example - "sh*t", or "c**t") Any random combination of other "special" characters (including but not limited to #%!@?) may be used to denote "some unspecified swear-word" I think OP's specific example is at least "unusual" usage I
Appropriate punctuation for removing letters in offensive words Letters in offensive words are often removed to make words less offensive, like f----ed, or n-gger (Though this isn't just for offensive words—see G-d) What is the best typographic punctuation f
The comma, the full stop, but an asterisk, and an ellipsis? For what reason Wikipedia lists comma as the comma, full stop as the full stop, ampersand as the ampersand, but asterisk as an asterisk, and ellipsis as an ellipsis? For what reason Wikipedia use
history - English Language Usage Stack Exchange According to @Mahnax's answer to this question, the Chicago Manual of Style Online states that the correct sequence of footnote symbols is as follows: * (asterisk; but do not use if p values occu
meaning - Puzzling use of the word asterisk. - English Language . . . As Hot Licks points out, the asterisk is commonly used to denote a footnote The use was extended colloquially to denote that something took place under unusual circumstances Its use in this manner dates from 1961, when American baseball player Roger Maris exceeded the record for number of home runs hit in a single season The record had previously been held by Babe Ruth Maris's record was