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Citation rules/Subdivisions and pincites/3.2 Pages, Footnotes, Endnotes, and Graphical Materials

Shorten the page span

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A page span keeps the last two digits of the second number and drops the digits repeated from the first, so “1234-38” rather than “1234-1238”.1

Wrong
1234-1238
Right
1234-38
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  1. 1R. 3.2(a) Pages.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
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  1. Abbreviate the table or figure
  2. Add “at” before a Roman page
  3. Add the pincite
  4. Move the pincite before the date
  5. Remove “p.” before the page
  6. Remove the comma before “passim”
  7. Replace the comma with “&”
  8. Replace the number list with a span
  9. Shorten the page span

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More in 3.2 Pages, Footnotes, Endnotes, and Graphical Materials

  1. Abbreviate the table or figure
  2. Add “at” before a Roman page
  3. Add the pincite
  4. Move the pincite before the date
  5. Remove “p.” before the page
  6. Remove the comma before “passim”
  7. Replace the comma with “&”
  8. Replace the number list with a span
  9. Shorten the page span

Back to Subdivisions and pincites

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