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ThombD Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Written form VS Written style

"Weak people revenge.
Strong people forgive.
Intelligent people ignore."

— Albert Einstein


"Weak people sleep.
Strong people fight.
Intelligent people learn."

1. This quote is written in the form of a quote by Albert Einstein.

2. This quote is written in the style of a quote by Albert Einstein.

3. The written form of this quote is influenced by a quote by Albert Einstein.

4. The written style of this quote is influenced by a quote by Albert Einstein.

Are 1, 2, 3, 4 all correct?

  

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ThombD 1. This quote is written in the form of a quote by Albert Einstein. You are trying to use the word "quote" in two different senses, one of which is infelicitous and the other non-standard (read "wrong").

— Anonymous

  • ThombD 1.
  • This quote is written in the form of a quote by Albert Einstein.
  • You are trying to use the word "quote" in two different senses, one of which is infelicitous and the other non-standard (read "wrong").
  • A saying, proverb, aphorism, bon mot, comment, apothegm, what have you, is not a quote unless it reports the words of the originator.
  • Also, such things are more properly referred to as "quotations", not "quotes", but that seems to be changing under the influence of unedited writing on the Web.
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ThombD1. This quote is written in the form of a quote by Albert Einstein.

You are trying to use the word "quote" in two different senses, one of which is infelicitous and the other non-standard (read "wrong"). A saying, proverb, aphorism, bon mot, comment, apothegm, what have you, is not a quote unless it reports the words of the originator. Also, such thin

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