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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Two colons in a sentence with the second in adirect quote.
Hi,
I am editing an article, and the author uses the phrase...The _____ is as follows:...then the author proceeds to insert a direct quote that happens to contain another colon. Can two colons be in the same sentence if the second is part of a direct quote?
I am editing an article, and the author uses the phrase...The _____ is as follows:...then the author proceeds to insert a direct quote that happens to contain another colon. Can two colons be in the same sentence if the second is part of a direct quote?
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Hi, I don't see any reason not to do this, except that I'd hesitate if the quote were long and complicated. However, my preference would be simply to replace the first quote with a period. The ....
- Hi, I don't see any reason not to do this, except that I'd hesitate if the quote were long and complicated.
- However, my preference would be simply to replace the first quote with a period.
- The ....
- is as follows .
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Hi,
I don't see any reason not to do this, except that I'd hesitate if the quote were long and complicated.
However, my preference would be simply to replace the first quote with a period.
The .... is as follows
I don't see any reason not to do this, except that I'd hesitate if the quote were long and complicated.
However, my preference would be simply to replace the first quote with a period.
The .... is as follows
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