Quoting more than one source
In the sentence below, the author of this report is summarizing what multiple reviewers wrote about a particular dancer as part of a review.
The quote (bold) came from Letter C.
Letter G had said something similar, but (obviously) was not the exact same quote.
To be sure, many of the reviewers comment John Doe's command as a dancer, praising his fully embodied “fluidity,” the “pliancy of his early middle-aged body,” and “the clarity and command of performance” as a form of his research (Letters C and G).
Another instance:
The “relatively confined spaces” of the duets facilitates an ethos of exploration and turns “the audience from viewer to accompanist” (Letters B and C).
(Quote came from Letter B. Letter C agreed with the sentiment.)
To me, this implies that more than one person made the exact same quote. Is this acceptable?
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anonymous To me, this implies that more than one person made the exact same quote. Is this acceptable? Are you asking if the reviewers quoted from another source and picked out the same words and phrases?
- anonymous To me, this implies that more than one person made the exact same quote.
- Is this acceptable?
- Are you asking if the reviewers quoted from another source and picked out the same words and phrases?
- Or are you asking if reviewer 1 and reviewer #4 both wrote exactly the same sentence independently?
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anonymousTo me, this implies that more than one person made the exact same quote. Is this acceptable?
Are you asking if the reviewers quoted from another source and picked out the same words and phrases?
Or are you asking if reviewer 1 and reviewer #4 both wrote exactly the same sentence independently?
In particular, this one: The “relativel
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