when writing a paper, when do you use footnotes and when do you cite on the page (endnotes)?

when writing a paper, when do you use footnotes and when do you cite on the page (endnotes)?
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I don't know, but I used to use endnotes when I needed my paper to be longer, and footnotes when I needed it to fit within a page limit. Seriously! :-) I never had a professor question me on either one. So I would say take your pick.
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