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Alawni Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

footnote's "boss" :)

What is the name of the sentence or word which is annotated, that is, to which an annotation is attached in a footnote or endnote?
  

Top answer

the referenced sentence, the annotated sentence?

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  • the referenced sentence, the annotated sentence?
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the referenced sentence, the annotated sentence?
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Let me elaborate my question. I want to make a reference in, say, footnote 31 to a sentence which was annotated in the footnote 16. I want to say, "See the sentence to which the footnote 16 is attached/which is annotated in footnote 16." Now, this sentence doesn't sound well to my ears. So I'd like to express the same in a short sentence like "See X of footnote 16." However, I don't know what to r
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Ah, I see. Hmm... I think I would write it like this:

Please see footnote 16 and associated sentence.

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Please see sentence referenced in footnote 16.
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So it seems there is no special term for this. OK, let it be like that. Thank you, Elanguest!
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