Questions tagged [quoting]
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Would it be better to quote someone with their stage name or their real name?
I found a quote by an artist that I would like to use as an inspirational quote, however I don't know whether to reference them with their real name or their stage name. Can someone help me with this problem? Thank you in advance!
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quoting written material without punctuation
I have to quote what someone said in a text message that says, "What you mean for court purposes" The original text did not have punctuation at the end, even though a question mark should have been there so where would I put the punctuation? The…
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Is this a misquotation?
When using quotes in academic articles there is often a need to simplify things, without being accused of manipulating the original meaning. Consider the paragraph below in Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations:
The natural effort of every individual to…
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How to quote from a book which is a collection of stories by various authors?
I need to quote a sentence from a book which is a collection of stories of various authors. So usually when quoting a book I would put something like "lalalalala" (John Doe p.101) Now I am not sure if in this case for the authors name I should put…
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