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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Quoting a Quote Within a Quote
ok, so as i said, im trying to quote a quote that has another quote in it
here's the original line
According to the author, "some idiot said he would not publish a book by a 'Hun'."
how do i quote this line for an essay??
here's the original line
According to the author, "some idiot said he would not publish a book by a 'Hun'."
how do i quote this line for an essay??
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' ^That way you're still acknowledging the person you're quoting, but telling them what's he's saying istead of quoting it. Personally, I think the second way looks less messy, but either way is fine
- ' ^That way you're still acknowledging the person you're quoting, but telling them what's he's saying istead of quoting it.
- Personally, I think the second way looks less messy, but either way is fine
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Wowee, okay, well here's what I would do:
(Name of person you're quoting here) says 'According to the author, "some idiot said he would not publish a book by a 'Hun'." '
Or you could paraphrase (embed the quotation) like this:
(Name here) says that according to (insert author's name), 'Some idiot said he would not publish a book by a "Hun".'
^That way you're st
(Name of person you're quoting here) says 'According to the author, "some idiot said he would not publish a book by a 'Hun'." '
Or you could paraphrase (embed the quotation) like this:
(Name here) says that according to (insert author's name), 'Some idiot said he would not publish a book by a "Hun".'
^That way you're st
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