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Quotation marks on long paragraphs
When I encounter in a novel, for instance, a character explaining something in a paragraph. I see opening quotes but I often can't find closing quotes. Is it me or are the closing quotes missing?
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(Email Removed), Jerry Freedman (Email Removed) writes [nq:1]When I encounter in a novel, for instance, a character explaining something in a paragraph. I see opening quotes but I often can't find closing quotes. [/nq] If it's one quotation, split in multiple paragraphs, it's usual for each paragraph to have opening quotation marks, but none at the end.
- (Email Removed), Jerry Freedman (Email Removed) writes [nq:1]When I encounter in a novel, for instance, a character explaining something in a paragraph.
- I see opening quotes but I often can't find closing quotes.
- [/nq] If it's one quotation, split in multiple paragraphs, it's usual for each paragraph to have opening quotation marks, but none at the end.
- Only the last paragraph has the end quotation marks.
- Ian
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(Email Removed), Jerry Freedman (Email Removed) writes
[nq:1]When I encounter in a novel, for instance, a character explaining something in a paragraph. I see opening quotes but I often can't find closing quotes. Is it me or are the closing quotes missing?[/nq]
If it's one quotation, split in multiple paragraphs, it's usual for each paragraph to have opening quotation marks, but none at th
[nq:1]When I encounter in a novel, for instance, a character explaining something in a paragraph. I see opening quotes but I often can't find closing quotes. Is it me or are the closing quotes missing?[/nq]
If it's one quotation, split in multiple paragraphs, it's usual for each paragraph to have opening quotation marks, but none at th
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On 2010-02-14 15:04:39 +0100, Ian Jackson
[nq:2]When I encounter in a novel, for instance, a character ... quotes. Is it me or are the closing quotes missing?[/nq]
[nq:1]If it's one quotation, split in multiple paragraphs, it's usual for each paragraph to have opening quotation marks, but none at the end. Only the last paragraph has the end quotation marks.[/nq]
Anyone read Ayn Rand re
[nq:2]When I encounter in a novel, for instance, a character ... quotes. Is it me or are the closing quotes missing?[/nq]
[nq:1]If it's one quotation, split in multiple paragraphs, it's usual for each paragraph to have opening quotation marks, but none at the end. Only the last paragraph has the end quotation marks.[/nq]
Anyone read Ayn Rand re
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[nq:1]Anyone read Ayn Rand recently?[/nq]
Probably. How frightening.
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Probably. How frightening.
... A lamprophyre containing small phenocrysts of olivine and augite, and usually also biotite or an amphibole, in a glassy groundmass containing analcime.
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On 2010-02-15 13:05:42 +0100, Frederick Williams
[nq:2]Anyone read Ayn Rand recently?[/nq]
[nq:1]Probably. How frightening.[/nq]
Well, you can read her without taking her world view seriously. But, no doubt you're right. The sort of people who think that the President of the USA is a socialist probably read her books with enthusiasm.
athel
[nq:2]Anyone read Ayn Rand recently?[/nq]
[nq:1]Probably. How frightening.[/nq]
Well, you can read her without taking her world view seriously. But, no doubt you're right. The sort of people who think that the President of the USA is a socialist probably read her books with enthusiasm.
athel
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[nq:1]Anyone read Ayn Rand recently? How did she do it in John Galt's speech that went on for several chapters?[/nq]
That may be long; but I'll bet that the longest example is Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Apart from the brief scenes on the Nelly, every paragraph has a quotation mark at its start.
That may be long; but I'll bet that the longest example is Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Apart from the brief scenes on the Nelly, every paragraph has a quotation mark at its start.
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