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Timeline for Meaning of "true, with an asterisk"

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May 26, 2017 at 2:53 comment added Yoichi Oishi I think Matt E 3nneH's "Astersks denote footnote" applies as used in Washington Post's (May 25, 2017) article: Those two scenarios come with asterisks. Republicans would undoubtedly attribute a Quist victory to Gianforte’s confrontation and call it a fluke produced by flawed candidate recruitment. A loss would leave Democrats to explain why, after elections in Kansas, in Georgia, in Nebraska and in Montana, they still haven’t put a clear win on the board.
Oct 23, 2012 at 13:53 comment added Jay Well, the writer is presumably trying to be a little clever or poetic. I haven't read the article so I can't speak to the overall writing style.
Oct 23, 2012 at 11:37 comment added Nir Levy By the way, the "footnote" may be that (1) Rommeny's attack misses some other points; or (2) Rommney is the one responsible for the problems he suggests; or (3) Despite his attack he will act the same when elected.
Oct 23, 2012 at 11:33 comment added Matt E. Эллен @stonebird that is true. But I feel the writer could choose "with exceptions", if there is more than one, or "to a point" or as Nir Levy says. "With an asterisk" is, IMO, a clumsy phrase, even for a headline.
Oct 23, 2012 at 11:28 history edited Matt E. Эллен CC BY-SA 3.0
added footnot explanation.
Oct 23, 2012 at 11:27 comment added stonebird Thanks. But it seems like "with an exception" will make it sounds very limited, as in "one exception", while asterisk could be a little more infinite?
Oct 23, 2012 at 11:22 history answered Matt E. Эллен CC BY-SA 3.0