@@ -4042,12 +4042,13 @@ text by `~` characters. Thus, for example,
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40434043 H~2~O is a liquid. 2^10^ is 1024.
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4045−If the superscripted or subscripted text contains spaces, these spaces
4046−must be escaped with backslashes. (This is to prevent accidental
4047−superscripting and subscripting through the ordinary use of `~` and `^`.)
4048−Thus, if you want the letter P with 'a cat' in subscripts, use
4049−`P~a\ cat~`, not `P~a cat~`.
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4045+The text between `^...^` or `~...~` may not contain spaces or
4046+newlines. If the superscripted or subscripted text contains
4047+spaces, these spaces must be escaped with backslashes. (This is
4048+to prevent accidental superscripting and subscripting through
4049+the ordinary use of `~` and `^`, and also bad interactions with
4050+footnotes.) Thus, if you want the letter P with 'a cat' in
4051+subscripts, use `P~a\ cat~`, not `P~a cat~`.
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