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"Quotations"
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I love a good quote. I don't recall to whom to attribute
this, but someone said, "An apt quotation is as effective as an original thought". Visitors will find a plethora
of excellent quotations in this chapter. If you enjoy quotations, as I do, you will love this link.
The Difference Between Quote and Quotation:
To quote means to repeat the exact words of another with the
acknowledgement of the source. A quotation is a phrase or a sentence from a book or a speech that reflects the author's
profound thoughts. Often the words quote and quotation are used as substitutes for each other.
Quote is a verb and Quotation is a noun. So, in effect, you quote a
quotation.
Despite that, using quote instead of quotation is so prevalent that
it is sometimes considered acceptable. So, you will find terms like: love quotes, inspiration quotes, funny quotes...
Note: In deference to popular usage, the Quotations Link on the Mighty
MitchMan site uses these words interchangeably.
John
Bartlett, Collector of Quotations
1820-1905
"Ask John Bartlett." Those words of advice were given
to m any fledgling Harvard University students by their learned professors, who knew and respected bookseller John Bartlett's
intimate familiarity with rare publications and eloquent quotations.
A self-educated man, Bartlett worked in the university's
bookstore beginning at the age of 16, picking up useful tidbits of information he could easily pass on to students smart enough
to ask him.
In 1855, he put his knowledge to print, publishing the first edition of "Familiar Quotations." In 1905,
he issued the ninth and (he thought) final edition, which had grown to over 1,100 pages. While Bartlett died that year, his
name lives on in the reference book that has been reprinted time after time and is still widely used nearly a century later.
Unkown author and or/copright. Used without permission,
but with the best of intentions.
How to Punctuate
Quotations
When you use quotations, it is important to follow certain standards
of punctuation. Ignoring these standards could make your quotation look like plagiarism, not to mention shoddy and amateurish.
Here's How:
1. Periods (.) and commas (,) should be placed inside the quotation
marks.
2. Colons (:) and semicolons (;) should stay outside quotation marks.
3. If hyphens (-), question marks (?), or exclamation marks (!)
are a part of the original quotation, use them inside the quotation marks. If they are your own, use them outside the quotation
marks.
4. At the end of the quotation, cite the name of the author.
5. Reproduce all the punctuations used by the author of the quotation.
Don't modify the original structure of the quotation.
6. If the quotation is more than three lines long, indent it about
half an inch from the left margin. If you indent your quotation, do not use quotation marks.
7. A short quotation can be merged with your sentence. Use quotation
marks to indicate that it is not your own writing.
8. Use parenthesis (round brackets) to provide information about
the quotation. This could include the name of the author, the source of the quotation, the page number of the extract and
the like.
9. If you skip parts of the quotation, indicate the missing part
by using ellipses (...).
10. When you quote a stanza from poetry, indicate line breaks by
using the slash marks (/).
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