From c3ba983391c8576abd0d7ea8bad8fc7d1faeb2f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregg Kellogg <gregg@greggkellogg.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:05:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add note on the use of reifiers.

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 spec/index.html | 8 ++++++++
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index f670814..5406efd 100644
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@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ <h3>Triple Terms</h3>
       The <a>subject</a> of that <a>triple</a> is called a <dfn>reifier</dfn>.
       Assertions on the <a>triple term</a> are made using the <a>reifier</a>.</p>
 
+    <p class="note">Using the <a>reifier</a> as an indirect way of referencing a <a>triple term</a>
+      allows annotations to be separated from each other,
+      which might be necessary if the same <a>triple term</a> was derived from different sources.
+      Annotations are always made on the <a>reifier</a>, which can be the <a>subject</a> or <a>object</a>
+      of different triples.
+      Concrete syntaxes, such as Turtle [[RDF12-TURTLE]],
+      may have shortcuts for describing a <a>triple term</a> with its <a>reifier</a>.</p>
+
     <p>The following diagram represents a statement an a reification of an an unasserted <a>triple term</a>.</p>
 
     <figure id="fig-triple-term">