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| − | This comic pertains to the use of asterisks and other symbols for [[1208|footnotes]] or endnotes. | + | This comic pertains to the use of asterisks and other symbols for [[1208|footnotes]] or endnotes*. It jokes that when an asterisk appears after a word without a corresponding footnote, it refers to this comic. Missing footnotes can be frustrating, so this comic may provide closure for some readers; similar in spirit to [[391: Anti-Mindvirus]] and opposite to the tension created by the unmatched parenthesis in [[859: (]]. |
The title text jokes that unmatched instances of † (the dagger symbol, also used for footnotes) are threats being made by the author to the reader with a physical dagger. As of this writing, it states "If you ever see the † dagger symbol with no '''''un'''''matched footnote...", forming a double negative. This is likely a typo intended as "...no matching footnote." | The title text jokes that unmatched instances of † (the dagger symbol, also used for footnotes) are threats being made by the author to the reader with a physical dagger. As of this writing, it states "If you ever see the † dagger symbol with no '''''un'''''matched footnote...", forming a double negative. This is likely a typo intended as "...no matching footnote." | ||
