How to Use Asterisks
Insertion marks are asterisks, brackets, diagonal, ellipsis and quotation marks. An asterisk is used when you want to tell the reader to look somewhere else for the information. Although that is the primary reason for using an asterisk, they can be used in other cases. The following will give you the ways to use and understand asterisks.
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Omit letters in your sentence. Sometimes when it is necessary to omit certain words--such as obscene or profane words which are unprintable--you can use asterisks to show that letters have been omitted.
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Put in asterisks when you want to reference a source. An asterisk tells the reader to look for the reference source elsewhere. Usually when writing a long paper with multiple references you would use numbers to reference sources, but if you only have one or two sources, you can use asterisks.
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Use asterisks when you are omitting words from a quote; for example, "One nation *** our nation."
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Insert asterisks when making a list. Asterisks can be used in place of other symbols when making a list. There is an example in the resource section.
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Place asterisks in sentences when you want to make a point and italics aren't available.
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Rate movies and restaurants. When used in ratings, you can use multiple asterisks to indicate your preferences. More asterisks mean the more you liked it.
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Write your resume. Use asterisks in your resume instead of bullets, it will make it stand out and give you a better chance of getting your foot in the door.
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Understand the spacing when using asterisks. No space is used in reference sources. Space twice after an asterisk when it is at the end of a sentence. Space once after a single asterisk when it is within a sentence. Space once before and after each asterisk when you use asterisks to show an omission of a paragraph--usually three asterisks are used. When you are using asterisks to show omitted letters you don't use spaces.
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Anonymous
May 05, 2011
where does asterisk go after the word or before the word or senctence.
