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Discover LudwigThe phrase "margin notes" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to notes that are written in the margin or blank space of a page, typically for added information or clarification. Example: In my history textbook, there were helpful margin notes that provided additional context and explanations for the main text.
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Margin notes from the libraries of famous authors.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 95 pencil margin notes.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, pencil margin notes on page 95.
In contrast, Paterson's copy was marked with a couple of margin notes.
"Normally, making margin notes in library books is a big no-no.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 93 (pencil margin notes), page 94 (incorrectly called G 2427?).
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"Do 7 by April," reads one margin note.
p. 126 Margin note "[p. 8]" should be two lines further down.
+1.34' This is the largest offset that can be used and still guarantee that 0th order remains on S3, providing the 3 +8"+11" margin noted above.
"No! 3 days later" reads one anonymous critic's penciled margin note, correcting the travel chronology in an 1880s memoir by Richard Collinson, who had made fruitless searches for the lost explorer John Franklin.
It's 1991, and Spyder's second album has tanked, requiring a tail-between-the-legs return to Long Island and the songwriting talents of his childhood friend Eric Jason Ritterr, striving to pin down a character who is little more than a margin note).
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