Sentence examples for footnotes to clarify from inspiring English sources

He explains the scan and rhyming structure, and uses footnotes to clarify obscure street slang.

This article was amended on 31 October 2014 to append the following footnote: to clarify, what Chris Huhne actually said was "I'm probably the only politician who's been in prison whose views about prison have not changed".

However, given the likelihood of confusion among some consumers, I strongly recommend that the FDA include clarifying language on the label by either: 1) denoting the serving size provided as a "typical" serving size or 2) including a footnote to clarify that "the serving size is based upon the amount typically consumed, and is not a recommended portion size".

A writer can weigh opinions as he moves on, use footnotes to explain or to clarify, and give a balanced judgment in his conclusion.

To avoid the unintended consequences of more typical serving sizes, I would have liked to see a footnote on the label to clarify that "the serving size is based upon the amount typically consumed, and is not a recommended portion size".

This footnote was appended on 9 May 2012 to clarify the reference to armistice commemorations.

This footnote was appended on 7 December 2011 to clarify a reference to a Thomas Hardy character called Gabriel.

This footnote was appended on 13 March 2012 to clarify that while the ENO production was the staging that established Rusalka in the UK (as the review says), this was not to imply that it had not already been staged elsewhere.

This footnote was appended on 23 July 2013 to clarify that of 15.4 million refugees 4.9 million are Palestinians, who don't appear in UNHCR statistics because they are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Near East (UNWRA).

This footnote was appended on 7 February 2013: To clarify: Jonathan Miller directed staff and students at City Lit centre for adult learning in a production of King Lear in December 2012.

If a paper quoted a source that talked about wikiHow articles and you wanted to clarify it, your footnote after the number might look like this: "WikiHow examples are used to clarify text in situations where it would be helpful to have a visual cue.