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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I suppose it is a matter of preference. I find the asterisk to be more disruptive of the flow than having no asterisk and just having the footnoted words in the next sentence. But, I am mostly indifferent about the use of footnotes in Lawtalkers posts, even if they are arguably gratuitous. I was just thinking of The Paigow.
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She does not appear to be around to be offended.
I do think that, given the content of the footnoted information, the asterisk would have gone better at the end of the sentence, where it would have been clearly relatin gto lawyers, not to hanging out. But I'm really, really sleepy so my perceptions may be offer than usual.
