Tuesday, November 01, 2005
The meaning of quotes
From Diana Hacker's "Rules for Writers: Fifth Edition"
37a Use quotation marks to enclose direct quotations.
Direct quotations of a person's words, whether spoken or written, must be in quotation marks...
CAUTION: Do not use quotation marks around indirect quotations. An indirect quotation reports someone's ideas without using that person's exact words.
With that quote as a backdrop...
From Erwin Chemerinsky's "Constitutional Law: Second Edition"
The Court, in an opinion by Justice Kennedy, said that quotation marks do not convey that what is within them is a word-for-word transcription of an actual statement. Rather, the Court said that a quotation implies a substantially accurate representation of a person's statement. (p. 1289)
Uh... Justice Kennedy, with all due respect...
37a Use quotation marks to enclose direct quotations.
Direct quotations of a person's words, whether spoken or written, must be in quotation marks...
CAUTION: Do not use quotation marks around indirect quotations. An indirect quotation reports someone's ideas without using that person's exact words.
With that quote as a backdrop...
From Erwin Chemerinsky's "Constitutional Law: Second Edition"
The Court, in an opinion by Justice Kennedy, said that quotation marks do not convey that what is within them is a word-for-word transcription of an actual statement. Rather, the Court said that a quotation implies a substantially accurate representation of a person's statement. (p. 1289)
Uh... Justice Kennedy, with all due respect...
# posted by Gorgius Vegetius : 10:38 PM
