Last week, we looked at clear and direct writing. Punctuation before but NO space before the footnote. That’s all there is to it – just two little rules. Half of the respondents reported no effect at all (1) the remainder reported feelings of lethargy.
The last experiment proved to be the most valuable.1 RIGHT The last experiment proved to be the most valuable. RULE 2: There should not be any space between the footnote and whatever precedes it (punctuation or letter). WRONGįindings have remained relatively constant over the last 15 years.(1) RIGHT RIGHTįindings have remained relatively constant over the last 15 years(1). While findings have remained constant,1 we decided to perform a test to check the results.
While findings have remained constant1, we decided to perform a test to check the results. (The superscript function doesn’t translate well so there are no superscripts below but imagine that the first two examples for each rule are superscripted.) This holds true whether or not the footnote is superscripted. RULE 1: When footnotes are included in your publication, grant proposal, or other writing, any punctuation used must go BEFORE the footnote. There are two rules to remember about punctuation and footnotes, but when it comes to commas, most of us get RULE 1 wrong. Barthes titles that were Englished by Howard, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet as well as prolific translator, include Système de la mode (The Fashion System), L’Empire des signes (Empire of Signs), and Fragments d’un discours amoureux (A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments). Posted in footnotes, pretentious writing, Punctuation w/footnotes at 8:32 am by dlseltzerīarthes has further benefited from being translated into English by the extremely able Richard Howard. MaWeekly Language Usage Tips: Punctuation and footnotes & pretentious writing
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