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Punctuation – Asterisk (*)
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Punctuation – Asterisk (*)
They are used to indicate a footnote.
They are used to indicate missing letters to mask vulgarity.
They can be used to make corrections in text that can no longer be changed.
They express emotions when writing fiction.
It is pronounced ‘aste-risk’ – not ‘aste-rix’, ‘aste-rick’, or ‘astra-fisk’.
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Asterisk - Footnote
They are used to indicate a footnote.*
You often see this in advertisements, where the footnote shows details of conditions and restrictions 
that apply to the offer.
If you use one, make sure that there is a footnote.
If the footnote is missing, this is known as an ‘orphan asterisk’.
This often happens in advertisements, where the restrictions have been forgotten.
* and here’s the promised footnote.
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Asterisk - Advertisements
They are used to indicate conditions or restrictions.
➢New mobile phones for $1! *
➢25% discount on phone cases this week! **
➢.
➢.
➢ * new contract customers only.
➢** while stocks last.
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Asterisk – Mask Vulgarity
They are used to mask vulgarity by replacing missing letter(s).
➢Yesterday was a really sh***ty day.
➢Some d*&! didn’t like me being in ‘his’ pub.
➢He called me an a** and told me to p*** off and go home.
They leave enough letters to make the vulgar word clear.
It doesn’t really make sense if the word if clear to the reader.
In this case, you might as well just write the word clearly.
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Asterisk – Text Correction
They are used to make corrections to text that can no longer be changed.
Text examples are chat texts, e.g. in games or messaging systems.
➢Looking for a haler for a raid.
➢*healer 
➢I went into ton yesterday.
➢*town*
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Asterisk – Emotions in Fiction
When writing fiction, we sometimes want to show feelings and emotions.
We use asterisks to show that this is not literal, but rather, felt.
➢“Why are you cross with me?”
➢“*sigh* Why do you think I’m cross with you?”
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