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.
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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 |