Using Signals As Verbs
In footnotes, signals may function as verbs in textual sentences. This allows material that would otherwise be included in a parenthetical explanation to be more cohesively integrated. When used in this manner, signals should not be italicized.
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- For Example:
- See Christina L. Anderson, Comment, Double Jeopardy: The Modern Dilemma for Juvenile Justice, 152 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1181, 1204-07 (2004) (discussing four main types of restorative justice programs).
- For Example:
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- Becomes:
- See Christina L. Anderson, Comment, Double Jeopardy: The Modern Dilemma for Juvenile Justice, 152 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1181, 1204-07 (2004), for a discussion of restorative justice as a reasonable replacement for retributive sanctions.
- Becomes:
"Cf." becomes "compare" and "e.g." becomes "for example" when these signals are used as verbs.
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