4 Quotes About Footnote

Footnotes are those small, parenthetical notes that appear at the bottom of a page or column of text. They’re also sometimes called endnotes. They’re used to make extra information available to the reader, but they can also be used for clarification, as a heads-up about an upcoming section, or as an aside to the main material. They can also be used for jokes or even to back up a claim made in the main text.

I challenge you to find a more innocuous sentence containing...
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I challenge you to find a more innocuous sentence containing the words sperm, suction, swallow, and any homophone of seaman. And then call me up on the homophone and read it to me. Mary Roach
The human digestive tract is like the Amtrak line from...
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The human digestive tract is like the Amtrak line from Seattle to Los Angeles: transit time is about thirty hours, and the scenery on the last leg is pretty monotonous. Mary Roach
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Meaning 'by way of the anus'. 'Per Annum', with two n's, means 'yearly'. The correct answer to the question, 'What is the birthrate per anum?' is zero (one hopes). Mary Roach